Rare Renaissance folding knife with finely carved... Lot 76

Rare Renaissance folding knife with finely carved ivory handle, engraved and partly gilded steel blade, silver ring. Handle in the shape of a nude young woman holding a flowering stem in her right hand, her hair upturned into a braided crown, two wavy locks resting on the shoulders, circular base decorated with a foliage scroll, beautifully executed; rotating ring decorated with foliage friezes; blade with beveled back and ricasso also engraved with foliage. France, circa 1560/70 L. open 15.9 cm - L. closed 9 cm - Weight : 28.1 g (very slight wear, small cracks) A hunting set with ivory handles from a private collection features the same engraved etching and gilding on the blade ricasso; dated 1564, it is given as French. Book consulted : - K. Marquardt, Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons, Stuttgart, 1997, cat.85 p. 36-37 and 200 CITES certificate issued 28/05/2024