Travel cutlery box

Lot 4387 limit € 3.000

probably Meissen Manufactory, not marked, all in all 12-piece knife and fork set in a travel case, the curved handles in relief with flower painting and gold monogram in ligature, 2 forks marked with city mark lion and master mark AMZ (?) in a trefoil, blood-red lacquered wooden case with hinged lid, Inside lined with colored paper, with green felt and gold borders, the bolt lock with sawn brass fittings and key, signs of age and wear, partly rubbed, the box with a minor drying crack, case approx. 28 x 12 x 20 cm, knife L approx. 24 cm, Fork L approx. 20-21 cm, probably second half of the 18th century