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Knife, ivory (whale bone?), silver, steel, gold, Sabre-shaped blade with straight upper edge; plain bolster. Silver ferrule engraved with leaf-pattern; has traces of gilding. Carved ivory handle, oval in section, has plain lower part and a decorative pattern around the middle of the handle. Upper part of handle carved in the shape of a king (shown from the waist up) wearing a crown. He is holding a chalice in one hand while pointing to it with the other hand., possibly France, ca. 1600, cutlery, Decorative Arts, Knife.

Knife, ivory (whale bone?), silver, steel, gold, Sabre-shaped blade with straight upper edge; plain bolster. Silver ferrule engraved with leaf-pattern; has traces of gilding. Carved ivory handle, oval in section, has plain lower part and a decorative pattern around the middle of the handle. Upper part of handle carved in the shape of a king (shown from the waist up) wearing a crown. He is holding a chalice in one hand while pointing to it with the other hand., possibly France, ca. 1600, cutlery, Decorative Arts, Knife.
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Knife, ivory (whale bone?), silver, steel, gold, Sabre-shaped blade with straight upper edge; plain bolster. Silver ferrule engraved with leaf-pattern; has traces of gilding. Carved ivory handle, oval in section, has plain lower part and a decorative pattern around the middle of the handle. Upper part of handle carved in the shape of a king (shown from the waist up) wearing a crown. He is holding a chalice in one hand while pointing to it with the other hand., possibly France, ca. 1600, cutlery, Decorative Arts, Knife
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2705 x 8005 px | 62.0 MB
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22.9 x 67.8 cm | 9.0 x 26.7 in (300 dpi)
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