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Three leather cased travelling cutlery sets, 17th century &…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
8-Oct-2019
Lot No.
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Description:
Three leather cased travelling cutlery sets, 17th century & later, comprising a 17th century French silver inlaid ivory handled two-prong fork and knife set housed in a tooled leather sheath (marked 'Wox' to the case), an early 20th century Turkish niello decorated fork and knife set housed in a leather sheath (the blade inscribed with Arabic to one side and dated 1908 to the other), a Georgian sterling silver spoon (hallmarked Christopher & Thomas Wilkes Barker, London, circa 1804), and a matching ivory handled fork and knife set housed in a folding red leather case, the red leather case 24 cm long. Provenance: The John Hurlston Collection.
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Category:
Silver: Flatware/Cutlery and Accessories