Carved boxwood folding cutlery decorated with a crowned double-headed eagle holding a coat of arms in its talons on the spoon, stylised foliage on the reverse of the spoon and a woman holding the same coat of arms on the fork. Southern Netherlands, 17th century Length: 16 cm Good condition. This appears to be a rare example of carved boxwood folding cutlery. The Jacques Hollander collection only had one boxwood folding spoon of a completely different design. Book consulted: Exposition Nice 1994, Couverts de l'art gothique à l'art nouveau, Collection Jacques Hollander, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Palais Masséna, cat. 77. Expert: Cabinet Fligny Paris.