A LOUIS XV LEATHER EMBOSSED KNIFE BOX

Lot 351
13.10.2023 10:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 351 | A LOUIS XV LEATHER EMBOSSED KNIFE BOX
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$ 1 000 – 1 500
A LOUIS XV LEATHER EMBOSSED KNIFE BOX

MID-18TH CENTURY; THE KNIVES 20TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form with slant lid and embossed with foliate border, the front panel of the lid with a vase overflowing with flowers, with brass handle and shaped clasp, opening to reveal four compartments lined in a pale red chamois;

Together with six silver-plated mounted hardstone (serpentine, aventurine, agate and rodhonite) table knives with steel blades

10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high





Provenance

The Collection of the Rothschild family.

By descent to the present owners.
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