Two-toothed steel fork with an ivory handle... - Lot 26 - Coutau-Bégarie

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Two-toothed steel fork with an ivory handle... - Lot 26 - Coutau-Bégarie
Two-toothed steel fork with an ivory handle carved with three overlapping putti holding fruit. Flanders or Germany, mid 17th century. L.: 18.5 cm. A set of cutlery consisting of a spoon, knife and fork with similar decoration is known to have been preserved in the Louvre Museum in Paris (Inv. OA 2308) Bibliography: Philippe Malgouyres, Ivoires de la Renaissance et des Temps Modernes, La collection du Musée du Louvre, Paris, 2010, page 218.
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