Travel Cutlery Set - 18th Century

Travel Cutlery Set composed of two knives with ivory handles and silver ferrules, presented in a black leather case.

This set is the result of an assemblage between two 19th-century knives and an 18th-century case.

- One of the knives has a silver blade, bearing an indistinct hallmark along with the mark A. Chapus Paris.
A. Chapus appears to have been a silversmithing, jewelry, watchmaking, and bronze house, founded in 1797 at 86 Rue de Rivoli under the sign À La Gerbe d’Or.

- The second knife has a steel blade with no markings.

- The case, covered in black leather over a wooden core, opens with a push-button mechanism and reveals a red felt interior designed to hold the knives.

- A distinction between the two handles is visible when the knives are stored, thanks to a notched decoration on the handle of the knife with the steel blade.

Dimensions:
Length of silver-blade knife: 18.8 cm
Length of steel-blade knife: 19.7 cm
Length of case: 20.5 cm

France, 18th–19th century