A satinwood and marquetery tea-box with three silver tea-caddies

MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANNES VAN DER TOORN, THE HAGUE, 1786, ALSO STRUCK WITH DORDRECHT DUTY MARK OF 1795

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A satinwood and marquetery tea-box with three silver tea-caddies
Maker's mark of Johannes van der Toorn, The Hague, 1786, also struck with Dordrecht duty mark of 1795
The rectangular case inlaid with naturalistic flowers, bands of stylised flowers, vases, drapery and tassels. The three cylindrical plain oval caddies each with a raised cover applied with a beaded band and engraved detacchable finials. The centre casket with bud finial, within an engraved frame
the casket 19.9 cm. (7.7 in.) wide
each marked on the base except the frame
(550 gr.)

Lot Essay

The marks on the silver caddies show that they were made in the Hague and it can be assumed that the box was also made there. A number of these elegant boxes were executed in The Hague. Some of which were inlaid with panels of Japanese lacquer. This was a speciality of Matthijs Horrix (1735-1809), who was was the leading cabinet maker to the Stadholderly court between 1767 and 1795.
A related tea-box with similar lacquer panels and silver tea-caddies by Martinus van Stapele (1731-c.1805) is illustrated in R.J. Baarsen et.al., Imitation and Inspiration, Japanese influence on Outer Art, from 1650 to the present, Amsterdam, 1992, p. 81.
see illustration

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