A Dutch silver basket

MAKER'S MARK OF JACOB VAN NIEUWCASTEEL, UTRECHT, 1793, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTY MARK OF 1795 FOR UTRECHT

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A Dutch silver basket
Maker's mark of Jacob van Nieuwcasteel, Utrecht, 1793, also struck with later duty mark of 1795 for Utrecht
Shaped oval, on pierced into ovals rim, the body pierced into lines and ovals, the everted bright cut border with beaded rim, overhead swing handle with ovals, the reverse inscribed: 'Pille gift voor E:W:A:J:Tellegen geboore 1784 den 21 Juny van Jongvrouwe E:C:J: Dellafaille Meter en Tante'
28½cm. (11¼in.) wide
marked on reverse
668gr.

Lot Essay

A similar but circular basket by the same maker compare M.E. Houtzager, Zilver collectie Centraal Museum Utrecht 15-6 t/m 17-9 1972, Utrecht, 1972, no. 119, p. 59
See illustration

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