Property of a German Noble Family
A Swiss Silver-Gilt Travelling Canteen in Leather Case, Johann Jakob Biermann the Elder, Basel, Circa 1670
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October 17, 05:35 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Swiss Silver-Gilt Travelling Canteen in Leather Case, Johann Jakob Biermann the Elder, Basel, Circa 1670
comprising: a large folding knife and three-prong fork with shaped terminals, marked IB twice in different punches; a folding knife with hooked end, all engraved with flowers and scrolling foliage, the blade with scimitar cutler’s mark, in a fitted leather case embossed and gilt with scrolling foliage and flowerheads and with foliate-engraved silver hinges and clasps
length of spoon 7 1/2 in.; length of case 5 1/8 in.
19 cm; 13 cm
Sotheby’s, Geneva, November 30, 1982, lot 174
For details of the maker's mark see Schweizer Talersilber 1650-1850, Schloss Jegenstorf, 1966, no.109.
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