Carved boxwood folding flatware, decorated with a crowned do - Lot 135

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Carved boxwood folding flatware, decorated with a crowned do - Lot 135
Carved boxwood folding flatware, decorated with a crowned double-headed eagle holding a coat of arms in its talons on the spoon, stylized foliage on the reverse side of the spoon, and a woman holding the same coat of arms on the fork. Southern Netherlands, 17th century Length: 16 cm Good condition. This appears to be a rare example of carved boxwood folding cutlery. The Jacques Hollander collection held only one boxwood folding spoon, of a completely different model. Book consulted: Exposition Nice 1994, Couverts de l'art gothique à l'art nouveau, Collection Jacques Hollander, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Palais Masséna, cat. 77. Expert: Cabinet Fligny Paris.
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