Small, French sailor's knife with vellum scabbard, ivory handle with silver in Winter Park, FL

Small, French sailor's knife with vellum scabbard, ivory handle with silver pique, ca. 1700, made for the Eastern trade. 131.7grs, 11" long. Wonderfully well-preserved piece with inlaid dots of silver in crosshatch design below flower and other symbols on the glossy ivory handle, the still-sharp blade (curved and pointed) with floral engraving and stamping on 1 side, housed in a dark-tan animal-skin sheath with stitching on 1 side. According to the consignor, pieces like this were made by Europeans as a kind of ambassadorial gift for Turks and other Easterners.Listing originally posted at http