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Danish Modern Robeson ShurEdge Self Sharpening Knife Carving Set Rosewood
Located in San Diego, CA
Danish Modern Vintage Robeson/ShurEdge Self Sharpening Knife Carving Set & Knife Block. Retro Danish modern vintage Robeson ShurEdge two knife set with solid teak wood handles and st...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fine Pair of English George III Period Antique Mahogany Boxes circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III FLAMED MAHOGANY SERPENTINE BOXES ON ANIMAL FEET
England, circa 1780 the cutlery divider removed, otherwise fine original condition
Item # 403ONQ02L
An absolutely gorgeou...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rostfrei Solingen: Set of 6 Danish Modern Serving Knives, Rosewood Holder, Germa
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare set of serving knives by the renowned German knife makers Rostfrei Solingen. Featuring handles and a holder carved from solid Brazilian rosewood with out-of-this-w...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Steel
Mid Century German Carved Antler Four Piece Carving Set
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand crafted in Germany circa 1950, this exquisite cutlery set comprises four stainless steel pieces, each adorned with intricately carved handles and complete original box. The set ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Wood Bread Knife indide a bread-shaped scabbard brown Color 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A Bread Knife inside a a bread-shaped scabbard, in a brown Color, in Wood.
Made in the 20 th Century.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
coltellini da Parmigiano Reggiano, con marchio originale. anni 90
Located in Felino, IT
8 coltellini da Parmigiano reggiano. con logo e marchio originale. anni 90. inclusa scatola in legno antica.
tutti usati ed in ottimo stato. portano il logo Parmigiano reggiano ...
Category
1990s Italian Folk Art Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century French Country Wood and Iron Bakery Bread Cutter
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a little country French charm to your kitchen with this fine working bread cutter with wood handle. Crafted in France, circa 1920, the antique bread slicer...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Iron
Carving Set by Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown for Swid Powell
Located in Zürich, CH
Substantial silver-plated carving set with column handles designed by Robert Venturi for Swid Powell. The set was manufactured by Reed & Barton for Swid Powell.
It is a playful adaptation of the classical greek orders...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives with silver plated blades in the original fitted box.
D. 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 6 knife rests by La Maison Jean Goujon, 20th century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 knife rests by La Maison Jean Goujon, XXth Century.
Set of 6 silver plated knife rests from the Maison Jean Goujon, Goldsmith, Maltese Cross model, in original box, 1980, n...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver
French Wood Bread Knife indide a bread-shaped scabbard brown Color 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A Bread Knife inside a a bread-shaped scabbard, in a brown Color, in Wood.
Made in the 20 th Century.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
FORGED STAINLESS STEEL ROAST KNIFE SET combined with blade rest
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Perfect functionality, design, careful workmanship are the peculiarities of the set for roast KOSMO from our Décor Tavola collection, including the ergonomically designed knife sl...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of knives with mother-of-pearl. Cardeilhac for Christofle, France 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Set of knives, twelve cutting and twelve fruit knives, steel blades, marked by the silversmith Ernest Cardeilhac who joined the Maison Christofle in 1951. The handles are made of a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver
Victorian Silver Mounted Stag Handle 3 Piece Carving Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A Victorian three-piece sterling silver mounted carving set by Harrison Bros Howson Alpha in the original velvet-lined wood box.
Made in Sheffield, England.
The knife is 16" by 1.2...
Category
1890s English Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Carving Set 3 Mother pearl handle, Cutlery Knife Fork Sheffield
Located in Hampshire, GB
Sterling Silver Carving Set 3 Mother pearl handles, Cutlery, Knife Fork Sheffield with engraved floral pattern
An excellent quality sterling silver and mother-of-pearl fish server or...
Category
1890s British Art Deco Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver, Metal
AM Collection: Luxury Brass Cheese Knife Gourmet Gift & Artisan Cutlery
Located in Guaynabo, US
Introduce a piece of sculptural art to your dining table with the "AM Collection Geometric Brass Cheese Knife" by HERBEH WOOD. This exquisite knife, defined by its geometric silhouet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Puerto Rican Organic Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Set of Animal Knife Rest, 1930s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Set of Animal Knife Rest, 1930s
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
French Wood and Steel Bread Knife on a wood plate brown Color 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A Bread Knife on a Patinated wood plate, in a brown Color.The knife is in Steel
Made in France during the 20 th Century.
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
12-Piece Art Deco Silver-Plated Knife Rests Set in the Manner of Christofle
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
A 12-piece Art Deco silver-plated knife rests set in the manner of Christofle
French, Early 20th Century
Case: 5cm high x 24cm wide x 24 in depth.
Elephant: 3cm high x 9cm wide x ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Tapio Wirkkala Carving set for Hackman - special edition
Located in Klintehamn, SE
A carving set in brushed steel having a stained oak handle attached to the blade by wooden pegs. The oak comes from the Swedish ship Riksvasa, that sank in 1623, and was famously exp...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Animal Knife Holder
Located in NANTES, FR
Box of 12 art deco knife holders circa 1930 with 12 different animals decoration. They are in perfect condition.
Hallmark on the underside marked "Pewter Art".
Note some wear on the ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Pewter
A mid 19th century brass and steel knife sharper.
Located in London, GB
A Victorian brass and steel knife sharper.
Weight: 0.8 Kilos.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Set of Twelve Antique Sterling Silver 'Entremet' Knives
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A set of twelve antique sterling silver 'Entremet' knives, the blades hallmarked with the 950/100 Minerva head stamp and offered in their original blue si...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage S&A Haddad Jezzine Horn Bird Handled 2 Pieces Carving Set in Box
By S&A Haddad
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage handmade Haddad Jezzine Horn and Brass Bird Handled 2 Pieces Carving Set, cake set in Box.
Vintage S & S Haddad Jezzine Traditional Cutlery or Carving Serving Set of 2.
A Classic S & S Haddad Jezzine traditional cutlery or carving set handmade in Lebanon of bone in Haddad iconic bird design.
This fancy vintage Haddad Jezzine Horn bird...
Category
Late 20th Century Lebanese Aesthetic Movement Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
1950s Anton Wingen Jr. Solingen Germany Rostfrei Cutlery Set
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a vintage/antique German Anton Wingen Jr. Solingen cutlery and carving set. This unique meat carving set is made of stainless steel and stag a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ravinet-Denfert Art Deco Silver-Plated Menagere, Art Deco.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ravinet-Denfert Art Deco silver-plated menagere, Art Deco.
Ravinet-Denfert Art Deco silver-plated menagère set, 1930, including: 12 large knives, 12 small knives, 12 large spoons, 1...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique English Georgian III Mahogany Knife Boxes - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English Georgian III Mahogany Knife Boxes - Pair
A fine pair of English mahogany knife boxes with slanted hinged lids and shaped fronts. The interior with inlaid satinwood,...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Horn and Nutwood Fruit Knives by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a set of five fruit knives with a round display block. The block is made from nutwood and cork. The knives are made from stainless steel and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
German Stainless Steel Knife Fork Carving Set Mother of Pearl Handles, Set of 3
Located in New York, NY
A fine stainless steel German carving set with mother of pearl handles, from Carl Wolfertz & Sohne, circa 20th century, Solingen, Germany. Set includes carving knife, fork, and sharpening steel...
Category
20th Century German Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair English Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Cutlery Boxes on Bracket Feet 18th C
Located in Charleston, SC
This Elegant pair of English George III mahogany Serpentine inlaid cutlery Boxes on Ogee Bracket Feet with the original Cutlery fitted interiors where mad...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Classic Home Cutlery Box from, Mid-20th Century
Located in Beirut, LB
Vintage cutlery box in mahogany wood from Classic Home. It holds sets of 12 for a total of 158 silver plated pieces. The items are silver plated , ...
Category
1930s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver Leaf
French Maison Gellée et Gainier Leather and Brass over Wood Decorative Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden decorative box from the 19th century from the Maison 'Gellée Gainier' à la Boule d'Or, Paris, leather bound with brass braces, presenting a compartmented interior and...
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
White K’block Knife Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
White k’block knife box by Lassen
Dimensions: d 12 x w 12 x h 24 cm
Materials: Metal
Weight: 1.90 Kg
K’Block is a statement piece in your interior design, that catches the eye and turns an otherwise commonplace item into an interesting design object in your kitchen. The minimalist block can be used for a variety of purposes, and the removable insert lets you store your knives for easy access while you cook. If the insert is removed, you will have a beautiful container for ladles and other cooking implements, that you can keep next to the stove.
K’Block is designed with inspiration from the sleek expression of the Kubus candleholder. The box itself is made from CDF and melamine, which makes the knife holder water-resistant to any watermarks, that may occur. The removable insert can also be put into the dishwasher, which makes the block easy to clean. K’Block comes with 4 field pads, that can be placed under the bottom of the knife holder to avoid scratches in e.g., the tabletop.
K’Block will look beautifully in combination with by Lassen’s Frame boxes, Roll’In or the iconic Kubus Vases, that also can be used for your kitchen items...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
Gaston brass knife holder
Located in Firenze, FI
Add some sophistication and organization to your kitchen with our brass knife holder. Perfect for storing and displaying your knives, this elegant accesso...
Category
2010s Italian Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Nickel
Light Grey K’block Knife Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Light grey k’block knife box by Lassen
Dimensions: d 12 x w 12 x h 24 cm
Materials: Metal
Weight: 1.90 Kg
K’Block is a statement piece in your interior design, that catches the eye and turns an otherwise commonplace item into an interesting design object in your kitchen. The minimalist block can be used for a variety of purposes, and the removable insert lets you store your knives for easy access while you cook. If the insert is removed, you will have a beautiful container for ladles and other cooking implements, that you can keep next to the stove.
K’Block is designed with inspiration from the sleek expression of the Kubus candleholder. The box itself is made from CDF and melamine, which makes the knife holder water-resistant to any watermarks, that may occur. The removable insert can also be put into the dishwasher, which makes the block easy to clean. K’Block comes with 4 field pads, that can be placed under the bottom of the knife holder to avoid scratches in e.g., the tabletop.
K’Block will look beautifully in combination with by Lassen’s Frame boxes, Roll’In or the iconic Kubus Vases, that also can be used for your kitchen items...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
Gaston brass knife holder
Located in Firenze, FI
Add some sophistication and organization to your kitchen with our brass knife holder. Perfect for storing and displaying your knives, this elegant accesso...
Category
2010s Italian Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Nickel
Dark Grey K’block Knife Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark grey k’block knife box by Lassen
Dimensions: D 12 x W 12 x H 24 cm
Materials: Metal
Weight: 1.90 Kg
K’Block is a statement piece in your interior design, that catches the eye and turns an otherwise commonplace item into an interesting design object in your kitchen. The minimalist block can be used for a variety of purposes, and the removable insert lets you store your knives for easy access while you cook. If the insert is removed, you will have a beautiful container for ladles and other cooking implements, that you can keep next to the stove.
K’Block is designed with inspiration from the sleek expression of the Kubus candleholder. The box itself is made from CDF and melamine, which makes the knife holder water-resistant to any watermarks, that may occur. The removable insert can also be put into the dishwasher, which makes the block easy to clean. K’Block comes with 4 field pads, that can be placed under the bottom of the knife holder to avoid scratches in e.g., the tabletop.
K’Block will look beautifully in combination with by Lassen’s Frame boxes, Roll’In or the iconic Kubus Vases, that also can be used for your kitchen items...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
Single Damascus Knife Set with 3000-5000 Year-Old Bog-Oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
DOVEDALE’S debut project is a set of Japanese inspired Damascus steel knives. The folded blue paper steel blades are set in wooden handles and arranged in a presentation box both cra...
Category
2010s Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Steel
Five Damascus Steel Knife Set with 3000-5000 Year-Old Bog-Oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
DOVEDALE’S debut project is a set of Japanese-inspired Damascus steel knives. The folded blue paper steel blades are set in wooden handles and arranged in a presentation box, both cr...
Category
2010s English Minimalist Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel
Three Damascus Knife Set with 3000-5000 Year-old Bog-oak Display Box
Located in London, GB
DOVEDALE’S debut project is a set of Japanese-inspired Damascus steel knives. The folded blue paper steel blades are set in wooden handles and arranged in a presentation box, both cr...
Category
2010s English Minimalist Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
French Cheese Spreader in the Shape of a Shell with Four Knives
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Recently acquired from Paris...A unique set of four cheese spreaders in a holder of a resin shell. The four knives have a grotto look with the grotto...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bamboo Cheese Knifes, Small, Set of 6, Brown Color, France circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A great set of six small cheese knifes with stainless steel blade and real natural bamboo handles, circa early to mid-20th century, France. A great set for eating cheese.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Old Nutcracker, Old Patina, Bronze and Wood, 19th Century, Guilt, Brown, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Nutcracker is very old. It has been made in France in the 19th century. We can benefit of the beautiful Patina, of the wood and of the Bronze.
Thee colors are Brown and gold.
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Spoons Wall Kitcken Decoration Spoain 19th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful set of brass or gilt bronze spoons, handcrafted
Decorative kitchen utensils to decorate the walls of your kitchen with style
Due to thei...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of 12 Art Deco Silver-Plated Knife Rests in the Manner of Christofle
By Christofle
Located in London, GB
Set of 12 Art Deco Silver-plated knife rests in the manner of Christofle
French, 20th Century
Fish (eg.): 3cm x 10cm wide x 2.5cm depth.
This charming set consists of twelve Art...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Carl Auböck Knife, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck knife, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Steel
Italian Modernist Stainless Steel Carving Knife & Fork Set
Located in Bradenton, FL
An Italian modernist stainless steel carving knife and fork set. Each is signed Chef P. Giovani and marked Stainless Steel, Italy, Pat. 85278 an...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Knife, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Knife made of steel and horn, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Steel
Pair of Fine Japanese Export Lacquer Cutlery Knife Boxes, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of fine Japanese export lacquered cutlery boxes
Kyoto or Nagasaki, late 18th century
H. 33.5 x W. 24 x D. 21 cm
The bow-fronted boxes with sloping lids flat at the top are made of hinoki wood (Cypress), coated with Japanese paper and decorated in lacquer with scattered gold birds and flowers on a nashiji background. The Japanese mounts are made of copper and both boxes still have internal partitions to keep the cutlery upright.
The form of these boxes is similar to a pictorial-style knife box in the collection of the Groninger Museum (inv. 1989- 347), dated between 1730 and 1780, but the style of the decoration is more like that on a knife box in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem (inv. E62271), which was brought to Salem by James Devereux, Captain of the Franklin, in 1799.
Provenance:
Henriette Jeane Christine van Neukirchen, called Nyvenheim (1807- 1849) and Nicolaas Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle (1806-1866), thence by descent to the last owners, Ludolphine Emilie baronesse Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1944) married in 1969 to Roland Daniel van Haersma Buma (1944), the last residents of castle Duivenvoorden near Voorschoten and the great-great-granddaughter of Nicolaas Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle.
There is no evidence that Nicolaas Johan himself, or any of his or his wife’s ancestors had ever been in Japan. However, Nicolaas’ grandfather (Nicolaas Steengracht, 1754-1840) was a director of both the VOC and WIC (West Indies Company...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Silver
Goldsmith lamb cutlery by Guepe & Poly, France 1970, Fork and Knife 2 pieces
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This lamb carving set is made up of a steel and bone knife and fork. It has never been used, it is still in its original box. It is a service created by a goldsmith company...
Category
1970s French French Provincial Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Steel
Bamboo Cheese Knifes, Small, Set of 6, Brown Color, France circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A great set of six small cheese knifes with stainless steel blade and real natural bamboo handles, circa early to mid-20th century, France. A great set for eating cheese.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Plated Boats Knife Holder Set of 12 Silver
Located in Paris, FR
Art Deco set of 12 different boat-shaped and ship-shaped knife holders are chromium-plated.
The set is composed of 6 pairs of several types of boats suc...
Category
1920s French Vintage Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Chrome
End 19th Century Ophthalmic Steel Surgery kitJ. Weiss & Son and Dixey England
Located in Milan, IT
Ophthalmic steel surgery kit, signed J. Weiss & Son Ltd London and Dixey England, made in the end of XIX century circa, placed in its original wooden box covered with leather, red ve...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Steel
ASADO Cutlery Sheese Set with Box, Polished Horn & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
When we created this family, we were inspired by the laughs, anecdotes and the joy of sharing with friends and loved ones when eating an ASADO (typical Argentinean grilled roast beef). This family contains meat knives, forks, spoons, cheese knives...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
Meat Cutting knifes, Set with Box, Polished Horn & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
When we created this family, we were inspired by the laughs, anecdotes and the joy of sharing with friends and loved ones when eating an ASADO (typical Argentinean grilled roast beef). This family contains meat knives, forks, spoons, cheese knives...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
Asado Carving Set , Polished Horn & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
When we created this family, we were inspired by the laughs, anecdotes and the joy of sharing with friends and loved ones when eating an ASADO (typical Argentinean grilled roast beef). This family contains meat knives, forks, spoons, cheese knives...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Metal
Magnetic Knife Holder
Located in Newburgh, NY
Wall-mounted magnetic knife holder with a graphic presence.
Made in solid maple with mineral oil finish and stainless steel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Japanese Lacquer and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Knife Urns, circa 1800-1815
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare pair of Kyoto-Nagasaki style lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid knife urns
Edo period, early 19th century
Measures: Height 71 x diameter 30 cm
?Formed as urns with vertically lifting covers and elongated finials, revealing fitted green velvet lined interiors for knives, decorated overall with birds, flowering stems, faux-fluting and oval panels with landscapes. The square plinth is raised on four bracket feet. Inside the lifting cover of one of the urns are Japanese characters, supposedly indications of some code by the craftsman.
A closely related knife urn, now in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem (inv. E 73115), was acquired in Nagasaki by Captain Samuel Gardner Derby of the Margareth of Salem in 1801. Captain Gardner Derby traded in Nagasaki under charter from the VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie), the Dutch East India Company. Between 1797 and 1814 Holland was occupied by the French and from 1811 until 1816 Java by
the English. During these periods practically no Dutch shipping was possible between Holland and Batavia (Jakarta) or between Batavia (Jakarta) and Nagasaki. To maintain a minimum amount of shipping between Batavia (Jakarta) and Nagasaki, between 1797 and 1807, the VOC chartered mainly American ships. American captains and officers ordered and bought mainly lacquered furniture in an American-English style, completely different from what the Dutch up till then had ordered. The present knife urns were possibly also ordered and acquired by Captain Gardner Derby during his stay in Deshima/Nagasaki in 1801.
Another similarly neoclassical shaped knife urn in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum Oxford (inv. 1996.17) appears to be signed by woodworker Kiyotomo koreo tsukuru (Kiyomoto made this). The same name, together with an address in the Sanjo-Teramachi District of Kyoto, has been found inside a fragmentary urn in a private collection. This is an indication that European-style furniture was not only lacquered in Japan but made there as well. This undoubtedly is not only true for knife-urns, but all European- style furniture lacquered in Japan after circa 1800 was made by Japanese furniture makers...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Metal Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
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