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CIRCA 1730, CONTEMPORARY MOUNTS
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Two Meissen silver-mounted Kakiemon cutlery-handles
Circa 1730, contemporary mounts
Of pistol-grip form, painted with an iron-red dragon flying over a stylised pine tree and flowering branches of peony and plum, comprising a handle fitted with a steel blade (broken through near the mount and repaired, minute areas of wear) and a fork handle fitted with a steel three-tined fork (minute areas of wear)
The knife 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) and the fork 83/8 in. (21.3 cm.) long overall (2)
Circa 1730, contemporary mounts
Of pistol-grip form, painted with an iron-red dragon flying over a stylised pine tree and flowering branches of peony and plum, comprising a handle fitted with a steel blade (broken through near the mount and repaired, minute areas of wear) and a fork handle fitted with a steel three-tined fork (minute areas of wear)
The knife 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) and the fork 83/8 in. (21.3 cm.) long overall (2)
Special notice
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