Two-toothed fork in gilt red, the ferrule decorated with filigree silver rinceaux, the ivory handle carved with three overlapping putti holding fruits and a horn of plenty.

Two-toothed fork in gilt red, the ferrule decorated with filigree silver rinceaux, the ivory handle carved with three overlapping putti holding fruits and a horn of plenty.
Flanders or Germany, mid 17th century.
L.: 18 cm.
A set of cutlery including a spoon, knife and fork with similar decoration is known to have been preserved in the Louvre Museum in Paris (Inv. OA 2308)
Bibliography:Philippe Malgouyres, Ivoires de la Renaissance et des Temps Modernes, La collection du Musée du Louvre, Paris, 2010, page 218. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.