TWO shell knives, gold and steel blades. PARIS, 1777-1778 (l - Lot 3

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TWO shell knives, gold and steel blades. PARIS, 1777-1778 (l - Lot 3
TWO shell knives, gold and steel blades. PARIS, 1777-1778 (letter-date O) for one blade. The handle is tortoiseshell. The ferrules, bases and side posts, as well as one of the blades, are in gold of various colors: rose, green (twisted ferrule and base rings), yellow (585 thousandths) (one blade (750 thousandths)). Hallmarks on one blade: décharge des menus ouvrages d'or 1774-1780 (graine de mouron), letter-date O (1777-1778), charge des ouvrages d'or et menus ouvrages d'argent 1782-1789 (LL entrelacés). Wear to decoration and small chips to ferrule and scales, scratches, tip of steel blade broken. Length 18.5 cm; total gross weight 43.5 g. A CITES re-export permit will be required for exit from the EU. Expert : Sophie Vergne
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