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Lot 1040 Dα

A set of folding cutlery in a fitted case

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 10:00 - Decorative Arts - Silver, Porcelain, Faience
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
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A set of folding cutlery in a fitted case

Gilded silver/metal set comprised of a spoon, knife and two forks. The folding handles with latch mechanisms. Finely decorated with hunting motifs. In the original leather case. L of spoon 19.5 cm; weight of spoon 41 g.
Unmarked, Germany, second quarter 18th C.

Provenance

From an important Italian collection.

Literature

Cf. a folding fork with almost identical decor in the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, illus. in Amme, Historische Bestecke, Aachen 2011, no. 270.