Henry Van de Velde ( Antwerpen 1863 - Zürich 1957 )
Paper knife, 1899
Ivory, silver-plated metal
Unmarked.
207 mm

An EC certificate was issued by the Department for Climate and Environmental Protection of the City of Munich, permitting the trade of ivory-containing objects within the European Union


 
 
Provenance:
From the estate of Jeanne Biart, sister of Henry van de Velde, inherited by her great-niece Simone Carlier (1913–2008).
 
Literature:
Föhl/Neumann, Henry van de Velde, Vol. I, Metallkunst, Leipzig, 2009, p. 726 (an identical example illustrated).
 
 

Paper knife, 1899