Fontainebleau by Gorham Sterling Silver Letter Knife, Very Rare, 54 g Shaker Loss to left tail feather

Loss to left tail feather of pigeon with its mouth open

Year: 1975

just over 1 pound

the project was cancelled and abandoned for more than twenty years

The corkscrew is in fine condition

Fontainebleau by Gorham Sterling Silver Letter Knife, Very Rare, 54 g Shaker Loss to left tail featherWe are offering an exceedingly rare Gorham Sterling Silver Letter Knife in the Fontainebleau pattern, designed by the french designer, F. Antoine Heller for Gorham in 1882. It is marked "Sterling" and has the Gorham silver marks including a Lion and Anchor and the letter G. This pattern depicts various figures of the French court of Fontainebleau. It is representative of the Beaux Arts aesthetic which drew upon the principles of French neoclassicism,