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FRENCH OR GERMAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Details
A PARCEL-GILT STEEL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL KNIFE
French or German, second half 16th Century
The handle surmounted by a fantastical female creature above a Corinthian capital, with applied mother-of-pearl inlay; the blade partially engraved
Some wear to gilding
7.7/8 in.(20 cm.) long
French or German, second half 16th Century
The handle surmounted by a fantastical female creature above a Corinthian capital, with applied mother-of-pearl inlay; the blade partially engraved
Some wear to gilding
7.7/8 in.(20 cm.) long
Provenance
Rothschild inv. no. 2665a.