Rare couteau gigogne. Le porteur; lame creuse... Lot n° 5

Rare nesting knife. The carrier; hollow steel blade, tortoiseshell ribs held with turned plates, medallion inlaid and engraved with a bow, quiver and arrow, the opposite is blank. At the foot, the silver bolster opens on a fruit knife, silver blade without punches, full ivory handle with silver bolsters decorated. The set is contained in a mahogany wood case (Lid flipotated at the foot, restoration of use). Length of the large knife: 23 cm. Length of the small one: 12,8 cm. Condition of use. Louis XVI period, late 18th century. France.