Lot Essay
According to B.W.G. Wttewaall the struck V is the duty-mark for Vlissingen of 1795 however it also may be the Amsterdam yearletter of 1730.
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MARK OF ARNOLDUS VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1730, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTY-MARK OF 1795 FOR VLISSINGEN
Details
A Dutch silver miniature chamber pot
Mark of Arnoldus van Geffen, Amsterdam, circa 1730, also struck with later duty-mark of 1795 for Vlissingen
Square and tapering, later detachable cover with ball finial, marked on body
3.2 cm. wide
34 gr.
Mark of Arnoldus van Geffen, Amsterdam, circa 1730, also struck with later duty-mark of 1795 for Vlissingen
Square and tapering, later detachable cover with ball finial, marked on body
3.2 cm. wide
34 gr.
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory no. V728).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, p. 338, ill. 1043 (without cover).
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