SPAIN, Burgos or FRANCE, Thiers, late 19th or early 20th cen - Lot 321

SPAIN, Burgos or FRANCE, Thiers, late 19th or early 20th century Two large brass Navaja or rattlesnake-tailed shepherd's knives with bone plates engraved with a figure or floral scrolls and marine tortoise shell (Chelonioidea spp) (pre-Convention). Whistle-shaped blades, one with foliage decoration on one side, signed "Burgos St Toante" or "Beauvoir". Blade length: 20.2 - 20.7 cm - Total length: 42.7 - 43.8 cm. As is. Wear, cracks, splits, chips (especially Burgos scale) and a few chips (including Thiers bone) on the plates; a few knocks. Shell specimens of pre-Convention Chelonioidea spp (I/A) marine turtles, prior to June 1, 1947, and therefore in compliance with EC regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc. In the case of export, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to check with the customs authorities of the country concerned, particularly the United States, prior to any purchase. If the animal is to be exported from the European Union, a CITES re-export permit will be required, at the expense of the future buyer.