Lot Essay
B.W.G. Wttewaall asumes that the handle may be after a design of the Amsterdam silversmith Johannnes Lutma (B.W.G. Wttewaall, op cit.).
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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, THE NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1650
Details
A fine dutch silver and steel knife with auricular handle
Apparently unmarked, the Netherlands, circa 1650
The auricular handle with dolphins' head finial, pointed steel knife
23 cm. long
Apparently unmarked, the Netherlands, circa 1650
The auricular handle with dolphins' head finial, pointed steel knife
23 cm. long
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory no. S888).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, pp. 175, 179, ill. 529.
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