Description: Chinese jade and silver alloy trousse set inlaid with turquoise and coral. Holder is comprised of seven cylindrical jade bands bound with elaborately carved and tooled silver alloy metal inlaid with numerous turquoise and coral cabochons. Overall length of knife is 12". The blade is 7" long and has a jade handle mounted with carved silver alloy metal set with four turquoise stones. An original set of ivory chopsticks, 10.5" long. Holder is 10.5" long and 1.25" in diameter.

History: A Chinese ‘trousse’ (eating set), comprising a knife and two chopsticks. This type of sets was very common in china and in all the countries under the Chinese influence from Tibet to Mongolia. It was part of a man's formal dress up to the turn of the 20th century, and usually accompanied with a variety of accessories like pickle spear, toothpicks, tweezers and the like.

Provenance: N/A

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 1.5 | Height(in) = 15 | Width(in) = 2 | Depth(in) = 1.25

Size of Artwork(in): 15 x 2 x 1.25"

Artist Name: China/Tibet

Medium: Silver, jade, turquiose, coral.

Circa: 19th Century

Age wear.