ANTIQUE HANDMADE FILIGREED & CHASED STEEL WATCH FOB 2 BLADE POCKET KNIFE c1870s

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ANTIQUE HANDMADE FILIGREED & CHASED STEEL WATCH FOB 2 BLADE POCKET KNIFE c1870s
ANTIQUE HANDMADE FILIGREED &
CHASED STEEL WATCH FOB 2 BLADE
POCKET KNIFE c1870s
ANTIQUE HAND MADE UNIQUE FILIGREED & CHASED STEEL
GENTLEMANS
FOLK ART OBJECT D’ ART SMALL WATCH FOB
2 BLADED
POCKET KNIFE CIRCA 1870
This is a rare example of the Italian Master Cutler Bartolomeo Terzano, mostly associated with cutlery made during the last half of the 19th century in the Campobasso region of Italy. England, France & Germany produced most of these period pieces of cutlery. However, cutlery was also made in Spain, the Netherlands and Italy. However, Italy had distinctive styles and patterns for their cutlery but produced them in far smaller quantities. The Campobasso region is known for its ornate and high-quality steel scissors and other fancy cutlery that were made entirely by hand. Many skilled artisans such as a forger, filer, fitter, setter, grinder and various finishers were needed with up to 150 different steps went into each item; with the amazing, filigreed patterns on handmade cutlery were filed completely by hand and are sometimes stamped with initials to identify the maker.
This piece is only the second example I have seen by Bartolomeo Terzano. The other example is a nearly identical pattern; however, it is slightly larger, with more chasing, more cutouts, was custom made to order, and is Maker Marked with his BT hot stamping Mark of Bartolomeo Terzano. His signed work is seen mostly on scissors, and a pair resides in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with the identical Makers Mark B. T. However, Terzano also made other cutlery such as this completely handmade pocketknife watch fob that is marked MADE IN ITALY. It appears this slightly smaller, less detail watch fob pocketknife was made for the tourist trade vs. the other known example is larger, fancier, Maker marked BT, and was custom made to order in his traditional 2 blade filigreed & chased knife pattern. Since I have only seen 2 of his pocketknives, it is believed his knives are much scarcer than his other cutlery. He was Italy’s leading Cutler from the Campobasso region of Italy from the 1850’s to World War I. However, with the development of mass production at the end of the 19th century, many of the beautiful hand work details ceased to exist on all fancy cutlery, with the number of patterns and shapes available dropped dramatically and were simplified.
This is a rare hand forged, filigreed, chased and fitted small size, two bladed pocketknife watch fob, made to hang on a chain as a watch fob for an affluent gentleman’s accessory. This could also have been used by a lady and hung by a chain on her chatelaine. This small piece is completely hand made by a Master Artisan and is 2” long x 13/16 wide x only 3/16” thick and weighs .5 ounce or 15 grams. It should be obvious that it is much more difficult to hand forge the blade, hand temper the springs, grind, hand filigree and chase the two knife scales, finish and polish all the parts, and assemble them all so they all fit and work properly in this small piece. Each piece of the 2-piece frame is hand filigreed with a file with 12 individual cutouts creating a flower and leaf motif. The side panels have what appears to be a long-stemmed flower with a stem of leaves, and two daisy pattern flowers at the top with center pivot pins for the two blades. The graceful sides terminate at the tip with scalloping crating the flower petals at the top, and the entire knife is held together with 3 small Iron pins. The flowers, stems and leaves of the scales are decoratively hand chiseled, and the scales have an eye appealing light patina. Note both blades have a half stop, i.e., the end of the ricassos are ground flat so the knife blade stops at both the 90-degree position and fully open. This feature is found on well-crafted knives. The main split spring is made in one piece with a tiny loop on the end for a chain and is split down the middle to form 2 separate springs both with the same temper. Both blade snap strongly into the ½ stop position, the fully open position, and when closing. Note both blades have the early style, small "kick" on the ricasso used to set the blade height. The Master blade is a Sheep’s foot pattern, and the other blade is a pen blade pattern. Both blades have full tips, and the pen blade has one tiny, hard to see edge nick. Both blades show light sharpening, a few scattered remnants of spidering that has been cleaned in the past, and some naturally occurring aging spots. The blades appear mostly shiny and the aging on the blades is expected on a 150-year-old steel blades set in an open knife pattern with cut out scales; and certainly, are not distracting to the overall presentation. Circa 1870.
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