Chinoiserie Scene Knife #4

This is a fun knife with the porcelain handle made by Chantilly in the frist half of the 18th century. The handle has an octagonal shape to it and is made of soft paste porcelain which is hand painted with a Chinoiserie style design derived from earlier Japanese Kakiemon porcelain. The colors are strong and design is superb. The handle has a young boy on it holding an umbrella with a bird next to him and some flowers all around. There is even a little bug. The design is completely outlined in black which is important for them to be the real deal. The metal blade is made of iron and marked with an impressed tulip looking mark as shown for the blacksmith that made the metal parts. The ferrule looks to be silver. The knife is amazingly complete with the original blade which isn't that common. The handle has suffered some minor wear, a one inch long straight crack and another short one that is about 0.25 inches. A common issue on these early pieces by this maker. The metal parts have some oxidation to them. The blade goes through the center all the way through and thus you have the little silver piece at the end of the handle as shown. The knife is 9.75 inches long of which the visible part of the porcelain handle being about 3.5 inches long. Please email me for more information or other pictures.