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A silver and amber set of wedding cutlery in original shagreen case unknown maker, possibly from North East Germany, Stolp circa 1670, tax import mark Netherlands (3) image 1
A silver and amber set of wedding cutlery in original shagreen case unknown maker, possibly from North East Germany, Stolp circa 1670, tax import mark Netherlands (3) image 2
The Silver Collection of the late John Hilton
LOTS 838 - 856
Lot 838

A silver and amber set of wedding cutlery in original shagreen case
unknown maker, possibly from North East Germany, Stolp circa 1670, tax import mark Netherlands (3)

18 – 19 April 2023, 10:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,442.50 inc. premium

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A silver and amber set of wedding cutlery in original shagreen case

unknown maker, possibly from North East Germany, Stolp circa 1670, tax import mark Netherlands
Traditional knife and fork form, both featuring a small embossed ball and leaf finial atop a hexagonal amber handle, the central through tang visible, each with a silver mounted tapering hilt, one terminating in a silver four-tined fork, the other a single-edged blade of steel with cutler's mark, all cased in the original silver mounted wood-lined shagreen sheath, length 22cm. (3)

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From the collection of the late John Hilton

Literature
George Laue, Bestecke für die Kunstkammern Europas /Precious cutlery for European Kunstkammer', published by Kunstkammer 2010

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