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An elegant set of three antique knives with hand-painted soft-paste porcelain handles , attributed to the prestigious Saint-Cloud factory , active in the early 18th century.

The sleeves feature a refined polychrome chinoiserie design , typical of the Orientalist fashion that captivated European courts from the end of Louis XIV's reign. They depict figures in exotic costumes , stylized pagodas , and a vegetal motif delicately enhanced with blue, manganese, yellow, and turquoise .

The wrought iron blades are secured by a silver ferrule . One of them bears a "crowned A" hallmark , typical of an 18th-century French master cutler , likely active in major cutlery centers like Langres or Thiers . This hallmark authenticates the craftsmanship of the blades and their perfect chronological match with the handles.

rare and refined set , emblematic of the beginnings of French soft-paste porcelain and the taste for chinoiserie during the Regency period. Objects at the crossroads of tableware, cutlery, and ceramics.