ID 1027773
Lot 351 | A LOUIS XV LEATHER EMBOSSED KNIFE BOX
Estimate value
$ 1 000 – 1 500
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.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver plate, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cutlery |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver plate, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cutlery |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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