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The crowned monogram CH may stand for the Château de Chantilly, the estate of the Princes de Bourbon-Condé, near Paris.
PARIS, 1738-1744
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A RARE SET OF SIX LOUIS XV SILVER-MOUNTED AGATE-HANDLED KNIVES
Paris, 1738-1744
With facetted brown agate handles, the silver blades partly chased with shells on matted ground, one knife engraved with the monogram CH beneath Royal crown, marked on blades
23.8 cm. (9 3/8 in.) long (6)
Paris, 1738-1744
With facetted brown agate handles, the silver blades partly chased with shells on matted ground, one knife engraved with the monogram CH beneath Royal crown, marked on blades
23.8 cm. (9 3/8 in.) long (6)
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