LOT COMPRISING FOUR FORKS Habaner work, late 17th century.

LOT COMPRISING FOUR FORKS

Habaner work, late 17th century.
Octagonal, faceted handle set with engraved mother-of-pearl plaques over a wooden core. Twisted fork bolster terminating in two long iron tines.
L 16.5–17 cm.
1 handle with substantial losses to the mother-of-pearl. Cracks. Minor corrosion.

Cf. Jochen Amme, Historische Bestecke. Sammlung Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen, Aachen 2011, p. 103, fig. 75.