MARK OF NICOLAAS CHRISTIAAN HOOFT, AMSTERDAM, 1756, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK OF 1859-1893

Details

A Dutch silver box with mother-of-pearl calendar
Mark of Nicolaas Christiaan Hooft, Amsterdam, 1756, also struck with later Dutch duty mark of 1859-1893
Oblong, with curved ends, the hinged cover incorporating mother-of-pearl calender dials for days, months, phases of the moon, and hours of sunrise and sunset, one dial engraved with the signs of Zodiac, engraved with scrolls, foliage, trumpeting cherubs and inscriptions, the reverse engraved with the abduction of Helen, marked on interior
15.5 cm. (6 1/8 in.) long

Provenance

With Van Ravenstein, Haarlem, 1997, acquired by
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-128).

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Lot Essay

The inscriptions read, De VII Dagen Der Week, De XII Maande, Son Op, Son Onder, Ouderdom Der Dagen, Paasch tafel Tot het Jaar 1800 and Al die dat Doosje Koopt Om In zijn Zak te draagen, Het Geld dat hij Besteet zal hij niet ligt beklaagen, Want hij hoeft nimmermeer een andere Almanak, Dus draagt hij deese doos Veer niet, maar in zijn Zak.

The Dutch inscription indicates that this box was a perpetual calendar showing Easter until the year 1800.

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