Austin - Knife Boxes

Beautiful set of 12 crystal knife rests from the French brand Daum Nancy. The knife rests have an elegant and simple design, which shows off the quality of the crystal beautifully. I...

Pair of English mahogany serpentine inlaid slant top cutlery boxes with exterior Satinwood inlaid conch shells, satinwood and ebony inlaid interior stars, with original slotted fitt...

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...

Absolutely beautiful fruit knifes from ''Uchatius Bronce''. Germany or Sweden. Beautifully worked originals from the 1900, these 6 knifes come with porcelain handles featuring a wove...

2-PIECE CARVING SET. Set includes one carving knife and one carving fork with walnut handle. Carving knife blade dimensions: 7-in; entire knife: 12-in Fork dimensions: 12.5-in SUPERB...

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...

Set of 10 French Faux Bamboo Forks, Fondue and Cheese Forks, 1970s Description: This charming set of 10 vintage French forks, crafted in the 1970s, beauti...

This set of three cutleries: fork, knive, spoon, are handmade in porcelain with the silver forged and decorated with flower drawings. An handcrafted work, fine and very delicate, ver...

Set of 24 French Art Deco Dinner & Cheese Knives, Steel & Bone Handles, 1970s Description: This elegant set of 24 Art Deco knives, crafted in France i...

Set of 12 French Art Deco molded glass, circa 1930-40. Perfect for holiday entertaining, these knife rests will add grace to your table....

Set of 12 Guy Degrenne dessert knives, 20th Century. Set of 12 Guy Degrenne dessert knives in original box, bakelite handles, 20th century. h: 4cm, w: ...

A set of 6 French knives from the mid-20th century, with steel blades stamped "Paris" and horn handles. Beautiful natural patina. Blade length: 13 cm.