MAKER'S MARK OF CORNELIS COUTRIER, AMSTERDAM, 1730-1734

Details

A Dutch silver miniature canon on gun-carriage
Maker's mark of Cornelis Coutrier, Amsterdam, 1730-1734
Realistically shaped, the carriage with moving wheels, the canon decorated with bands of leafage
7.5cm. long
marked on
34gr.

Special notice

Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

Sale room notice

Please note that the estimate should read NLG 5000-7000 and not as stated in the catalogue

Lot Essay

Comparative literature:
Cf. Wttewaal, B.W.G.,Nederlands Klein Zilver 1650-1880, Amsterdam, 1987, pp. 314-315, illustrated, for another almost identical canon on gun-carriage by Arnoldus van Geffen, Amsterdam, 1737

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