Travel set - Lot 18

Lot n° 18
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Travel set - Lot 18
Travel set in vermeil by Gustaf Mauritz ARMFELT (1757-1814), consisting of a spoon, a fork and a knife presented in their case. Filet pattern. The knife has a forged handle and steel blade. The reverse of the spatulas and the handle of the knife engraved with the ARMFELT family coat of arms surmounted by a crown. Presented in a gilded red basane case. Strasbourg jurisdiction hallmark, 1777-1779, letter B (fork) and letter D (spoon). Master goldsmith: Johan Jacob I KRISTEIN, received master in 1760. The knife blade is marked HENNEMANN. Cutlery length: 18.5cm. Cutlery weight: 129g. Length of knife: 21.3cm. Gross weight: 69g. (Wear to the case.) Notes: Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757-1814) was a knight and later Baron d'Armefelt, captain of the Swedish Royal from 1678 to 1789, and garrisoned Strasbourg from 1774 to 1780. Provenance: Former collection of Madame David Weill. Bibliography: Hans Haug and Jacques Fischer Le Siècle d'or de l'orfèvrerie de Strasbourg, catalog of the 1964 exhibition at Galerie Jacques Kugel. P.74 N°11
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