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PASTOR Maison de Ventes aux Enchères - Commissaires-Priseurs au Mans

51 - A travel knife known as an ‘à la Berge’, with two folding bl…
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Estimate €400 - €500
Description
A travel knife known as an ‘à la Berge’, with two folding blades—one of steel, the other of silver—a striated mother-of-pearl handle, with gold fillets and rosettes, and guard and ferrule in moulded shell-pattern gold. 18th-century Fermiers Généraux hallmarks from the Orléans jurisdiction, circa 1775–1781. Master Silversmith: unidentified. In its green stingray leather case (shown with signs of wear) Dimensions: open 21 cm, closed 11.5 cm – This item can be delivered to your door anywhere in mainland France from €12.24 and throughout Europe from €18.00
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