Two knives with pearl-sandblasted handles, inscribed “IN DAS - Lot 139

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Two knives with pearl-sandblasted handles, inscribed “IN DAS - Lot 139
Two knives with pearl-sandblasted handles, inscribed “IN DAS BESSERE VATERLAND K” “LIEBE BEGLEITET UNSER FREUNDSCHAFTSBAND” (Toward a better homeland—may love accompany our bond of friendship), pointed silver blade. Germany, last quarter of the 18th century H.: 17.3 cm (Minor signs of wear) The extensive Hollander Collection includes two comparable travel cutlery sets with glass bead-inlaid handles from the late 18th century (fig.). Reference work: J. Van Trigt, Cutlery from the Gothic to Art Nouveau, Jacques Hollander Collection [catalog of the exhibition held at the Musée d’art et d’histoire de Nice from July 6 to October 2, 1994], Nice, 1994, exhibit cat. 188–189, p. 170.
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