Knife, ivory, steel, silver, Blade straight-sided, upper edge curved towards the point. Plain ferrule, oval in section. Carved ivory handle: two women in costume standing in front of each other, one holding a sword and a scale (Justice), and showing one of her booted legs beneath her dress. The other woman is holding a cornucopia in one hand and a sheaf of corn (?) in the other, attributions of Abundance., Netherlands, ca. 1680–1700, cutlery, Decorative Arts, Knife

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