Stuart Period Knife with Bronze Figural Handle

17TH CENTURY A.D.

8 1/4 in. (56.3 grams, 21 mm).

Triangular-section single-edged blade with scooped forward edge, short baluster, trapezoidal grip with low-relief foliage design; the final formed as a musician playing a wind instrument, with both hands on the chanter with fingers spread and blowpipe in the mouth.

Provenance

From an old English collection formed since 1960.

CONDITION

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LOT 2285