Lot Essay
Carving-knives and forkss from Burg Hohenzollern were exhibited at Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Friedrich der Grosse: Sammler und Mäzer, 28 November 1992-28 February 1993
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CIRCA 1750, UNMARKED
Details
A German silver-mounted carving-knife and fork
Circa 1750, unmarked
Octagonal pistol-handled, with waved moulded border to the handle and baluster ferrule, engraved with FR monogram with Royal Prussian crown within rococo foliage and scroll cartouche for King Frederick the Great, with scimitar steel blade and two tines
The knife, 12¾in. (32.5cm.) long (2)
Circa 1750, unmarked
Octagonal pistol-handled, with waved moulded border to the handle and baluster ferrule, engraved with FR monogram with Royal Prussian crown within rococo foliage and scroll cartouche for King Frederick the Great, with scimitar steel blade and two tines
The knife, 12¾in. (32.5cm.) long (2)
Special notice
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