Lot Essay
The coat-of-arms are those of B. Scheurleer and J.M. van Maaren who married in 1748.
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UNIDENTIFIED MAKER, AMSTERDAM, 1748, THE SECOND 'KNIPKOKER' MARK OF CAROLUS TEN HAM, AMSTERDAM, 1771
Details
Two various dutch silver cases 'knipkokers' and a mother-of-pearl and silver box
Unidentified maker, Amsterdam, 1748, the second 'knipkoker' mark of Carolus ten Ham, Amsterdam, 1771
Each case octagonal tapering, the first plain engraved with a coat-of-arms (Scheurleer-van Maaren) and monogram, the second with C-scroll foliage panels, the cover with monogram and the base with a coat-of-arms, the small box with mother-of-pearl base and cover fitted in plain oval mount, marked on bodies
8.8 cm.
64 gr. (3)
Unidentified maker, Amsterdam, 1748, the second 'knipkoker' mark of Carolus ten Ham, Amsterdam, 1771
Each case octagonal tapering, the first plain engraved with a coat-of-arms (Scheurleer-van Maaren) and monogram, the second with C-scroll foliage panels, the cover with monogram and the base with a coat-of-arms, the small box with mother-of-pearl base and cover fitted in plain oval mount, marked on bodies
8.8 cm.
64 gr. (3)
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory nos. V28, V258, V764).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, pp. 250, 253, ill. 780 and pp. 252, 254, ill. 784.
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