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MARK OF WESSEL JANSEN, AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1660, ONE ALSO MARKED WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY-MARK OF 1795 FOR ZIERIKZEE
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A rare pair of dutch silver miniature wallsconces
Mark of Wessel Jansen, Amsterdam, circa 1660, one also marked with later dutch duty-mark of 1795 for Zierikzee
Each with demi lune basin decorated with embossed dolphin, cylindrical candle holder, the shaped backplate with two dolphins, vacant shield, marked on backplate
7 cm. high
33 gr. (2)
Mark of Wessel Jansen, Amsterdam, circa 1660, one also marked with later dutch duty-mark of 1795 for Zierikzee
Each with demi lune basin decorated with embossed dolphin, cylindrical candle holder, the shaped backplate with two dolphins, vacant shield, marked on backplate
7 cm. high
33 gr. (2)
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory no. V675).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, p. 340, ill. 1055 (left).
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