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MARK OF HENDRIK SMITS, AMSTERDAM, 1801, ALSO STRUCK WITH RETAILER'S MARK DIEMONT
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A Dutch silver bread-basket
Mark of Hendrik Smits, Amsterdam, 1801, also struck with retailer's mark Diemont
Shaped oval, on four tapering foliate feet with rosette finials, the openwork body with a lower band of swirling ovals, the mid band with slats and circles, applied overall with garland swags tied with ram's heads, two sides applied with a vase within a circle, with two drop ring handles with ram's head terminal, marked on base
30 cm. wide
778 gr.
Mark of Hendrik Smits, Amsterdam, 1801, also struck with retailer's mark Diemont
Shaped oval, on four tapering foliate feet with rosette finials, the openwork body with a lower band of swirling ovals, the mid band with slats and circles, applied overall with garland swags tied with ram's heads, two sides applied with a vase within a circle, with two drop ring handles with ram's head terminal, marked on base
30 cm. wide
778 gr.
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