"Knife - European Work - XVIIIth Century"
KNIFEEuropean work
18th century
Steel, ivory, nickel silver
Length: 19 cm; Blade length: 8.6 cm
Single-edged steel blade, slightly bevelled at the tip, engraved with geometric motifs, foliage, a tree and a dog in a cartouche, all enhanced with gold.
Nickel silver bolster.
Ivory fuse with sides and fillets, pommel representing a horse's head.
Reference : 3689
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