A German silver gilt folding spoon from a set of hunting cutlery - image-1
A German silver gilt folding spoon from a set of hunting cutlery - image-2
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Lot 1064 Dα

A German silver gilt folding spoon from a set of hunting cutlery

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 700 €
Result: 1.375 € (incl. premium)

A German silver gilt folding spoon from a set of hunting cutlery

Both sides with relief decor depicting a sitting deer (avers) and a dog chasing a rabbit (revers). L 19.5 cm, weight 44 g.
2nd quarter 18th C.

Provenance

South German aristocratic ownership.

Literature

Cf. a folding fork with near identical decor in the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum in Aachen, illus. in: Amme, Historische Bestecke, Aachen 2011, no. 270.