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Decorated with engraved natural motifs, including fruit and fish, precious tools such as these were meant for noble patrons for whom gardening had gradually become a suitable pastime. The set, comprising clippers, a saw, four knives, and a combination hammerrasp-file-and-auger, would have been used for trimming branches and obtaining bud grafts.
Marking: [on .1470, underside of hammer head, punched]: a palm frond; [on .1471, on blade, punched]: a palm frond; [on .1472, on blade, punched]: a palm frond; [on .1474, on blade, punched]: a palm frond; [on .1475, on blade, punched]: a palm frond, [on .1475, on blade, incised]: faict AMoulins ala palme; [on .1476, on blade, punched]: three palm fronds, [on .1476, on blade, incised]: faict amoulins a lapalme
Johannes Paul (until 1882; sale, Catalogue des objets d'art et de haute curiosité in de M. Johannes Paul à Hambourg, October 16, 1882, no. 1205; sold to Zschille); Richard Zschille (1882–after 1893) ; Irwin Untermyer , New York (until 1964; to MMA)