KNIFE AND FORK The fork probably Saxon, 17th century; the knife French, around 1600.

KNIFE AND FORK

The fork probably Saxon, 17th century; the knife French, around 1600.
Stag-antler handles with riveted, geometrically arranged dot and line decoration in gold and silver, partly blackened. Knife blade with a pointed back. The fork with engraved silver ferrule, iron bolster extending into two long tines. Maker’s mark "L".
Knife: 20.5 cm; Fork: 21.5 cm.
Knife blade worn from sharpening. Ferrule of the fork probably replaced. Minor losses to the dot decoration.

Cf. Jochen Amme, Historische Bestecke. Sammlung Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen, Aachen 2011, pp. 226–227.