"Walnut Shell And Its 7 Miniature Nontron Knives - France - 20th Century"
Walnut Shell and its 7 Miniature Nontron KnivesFrance, 20th century
Boxwood, nickel silver
Length for the largest: 27 mm
Open length for the largest: 49 mm
A hollowed-out walnut shell, with a frame encircled by thin strips of alloy decorated with a frieze and a hinge. It has a suspension ring. It contains seven Nontron knives with nickel silver blades and pyrographed boxwood handles: six 27 mm Nontron walnut knives and one 15 mm Nontron hazelnut knife.
These miniature knives are considered to be among the smallest in the world.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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