A Colonial hunting knife with a figural ivory handle - image-1

Lot 1622 Dα

A Colonial hunting knife with a figural ivory handle

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 17:30 - Decorative Arts - Furniture
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €

A Colonial hunting knife with a figural ivory handle

The steel blade with two indentations and engraved with tendrils and birds. Handle carved with mascarons, trophies, an allegorical figure, two demi-figures, and an oval medallion with a bust. L 40.3 cm.
Singhalo-Portuguese or Macau, 17th / 18th C.

Certificate

Marketing authorisation for the EU internal market available.

Provenance

From an important Italian collection.