Travelling cutlery in its case in polished black... Lot 89

Travelling cutlery in its case in polished black shagreen called "fish leather", silver mount. Faceted narwhal tooth handles; silver caps and ferrules engraved with tulips and stylized fleurons; three-pronged fork and steel blade with fleur-de-lis forge mark accompanied by a triangle (later listed in the late 18th century as northern France or Belgium); sheath mount with serrated edge. Netherlands, 17th century Total length: 18,8 cm (cracks in one handle, small hole in one cap) Works consulted: J. Amme, Hictoric Cutlery changes in form from the early Stone age to the Mid-20th century, ed. Arnoldsche, 2002, mark 530. J. van Tricht, Cutlery from Gothic to Art Deco, The J. Hollander Collection, ed. Pandora, 2003, cat.215, p130.