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320 - IMPORTANT HUNTING KNIFE.
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€800 - 1,000Sale fees
IMPORTANT HUNTING KNIFE. Ebony handle with inlaid decoration of leafy urns (chips), embellished with silver strips, engraved along the edges. Silver guard with repoussé rocaille decoration, featuring a double silver chain. Sturdy, straight blade with a flat back engraved “Peton Md Fourbisseur à la Tête Noire, rue des Carmes at the corner of rue d’Aumône in Rouen,” with a counter-edged cutting edge and hollow sides engraved with Cassagnard motifs. Brown leather scabbard with three matching repoussé silver fittings (period repair at the pommel). A.B.E. Circa 1760. Le Peton or Le Petin, arquebusier in Rouen between 1760 and 1790.
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The Royal Court at VersaillesAuction house
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