MAKER'S MARK OW CONJOINED, PROBABLY THE NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1800

Details

A Dutch silver pin dish
Maker's mark OW conjoined, probably The Netherlands, circa 1800
Lobed oval, repoussé and chased with flowers and foliage, with shaped rim, divided into four oval compartments, marked on compartment
14 cm. long
48 gr.

Provenance

With A.C. Beeling & Zoon b.v., Leeuwarden, 1989.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

These dishes were used in the 17th century to hold the pins during sewing or embroidery work by women. First they were known as spice dishes but because of old inventory lists of silversmiths we know that these were called pin dishes.

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