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Lot 1108 Dα

An extensive agate-handled cutlery set

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 9.000 € - 10.000 €

An extensive agate-handled cutlery set

Steel and silver cutlery set comprising 18 knives and 17 forks. The mountings of the faceted agate handles engraved with Régence decoration. In a large embossed leather covered wooden box with a heraldic appliqué. Includes two sets of carving cutlery comprising a knife and two-pronged fork. With some hairline cracks and traces of corrosion to the metal, the case with signs of wear. L of knives c. 24.5; of forks 18.5 cm.
Unmarked, presumably German or Dutch, 1st half 18th C.