SUBJECT-SHUTTLE Motiv “VENUS”, COUPIÈRE-COURSOLLE Workshop® Shuttle series. The motif knives were already extremely popular in the 18th century. At that time they were still made individually with handles made of ivory or bone. However, the one-off production made them affordable only for a wealthy clientele....

Compared to knives from other regions of France, the lines of a Laguioleare slim and elegant... unusually delicate for a knife that was at home in a farming environment, which consisted essentially of farmers and stockbreeders or routiers, who traveled through the country as...