Lot Essay
For an almost identical corkscrew by Hendrik Smook dated 1757 see: B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, pp. 170-171, ill. 512 (right).
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MARK OF HENDRIK DE WIT, AMSTERDAM, 1773
Details
A fine dutch silver corkscrew
Mark of Hendrik de Wit, Amsterdam, 1773
On circular unscrewable base mounted with a bodkin, the baluster stem with lion handle, marked on base
9.2 cm. high
gross 57 gr.
Mark of Hendrik de Wit, Amsterdam, 1773
On circular unscrewable base mounted with a bodkin, the baluster stem with lion handle, marked on base
9.2 cm. high
gross 57 gr.
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory no. V167).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003,
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