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MARK OF PIETER GIJSKES, SCHOONHOVEN, 1799
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A Dutch silver tobacco-box
Mark of Pieter Gijskes, Schoonhoven, 1799
Oblong with curved corners, the hinged cover with reeded rim engraved with a woman holding a basket, a dog at her feet, a fisherman beside a river with a townscape in the background, the base engraved with gardening trophy and foliage festoons within an engraved border, the interior engraved with the initials J.S.M, marked on rim
14 cm. (5½ in.) long
230 gr. (7 oz.)
Mark of Pieter Gijskes, Schoonhoven, 1799
Oblong with curved corners, the hinged cover with reeded rim engraved with a woman holding a basket, a dog at her feet, a fisherman beside a river with a townscape in the background, the base engraved with gardening trophy and foliage festoons within an engraved border, the interior engraved with the initials J.S.M, marked on rim
14 cm. (5½ in.) long
230 gr. (7 oz.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 16 June 1981, lot 280 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-79).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-79).
Special notice
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