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MAKER'S MARK HEARTH-PLATE OF ARNOLDUS VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, 1766; SET OF FIRE-IRONS APPARENTLY UNMARKED, THE NETHERLANDS, 18TH CENTURY
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A Dutch silver miniature hearth-plate and a set of fire-irons
Maker's mark hearth-plate of Arnoldus van Geffen, Amsterdam, 1766; set of fire-irons apparently unmarked, The Netherlands, 18th Century
Comprising: a hearth-brush (some hairs missing); fire-tongs; a dustpan, the hearth-plate on four shaped feet, the back decorated with Adam and Eve in Paradise
9.3cm. high (hearth-plate)
marked on reverse, the back of the hearth-plate
120gr. (4)
Maker's mark hearth-plate of Arnoldus van Geffen, Amsterdam, 1766; set of fire-irons apparently unmarked, The Netherlands, 18th Century
Comprising: a hearth-brush (some hairs missing); fire-tongs; a dustpan, the hearth-plate on four shaped feet, the back decorated with Adam and Eve in Paradise
9.3cm. high (hearth-plate)
marked on reverse, the back of the hearth-plate
120gr. (4)
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