A set of twenty-two carved fruitwood handled knives

AUSTRIAN, POSSIBLY SALZBURG, LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A set of twenty-two carved fruitwood handled knives
Austrian, possibly Salzburg, late 17th or early 18th century

Each carved with one or more figures among foliage; eleven of the knives of a larger size; and eleven slightly smaller.
The knife blades later.
8½ and 8 1/8 in. (21.1 and 20.6 cm.) long,
the two sizes (22)

Sale room notice

Please note there are twelve knives of a larger size and ten slightly smaller; not eleven of each as indicated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

The present set of 22 knives may once have been eleven pairs of knives and forks which have subsequently been altered. They almost certainly originated in the same workshop as two other sets which have appeared on the London art market in recent years, one at Sotheby's (18 April 1996, lot 126) and a carved horn set offered in these Rooms (20 April 1988, lot 81).

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