Lot Essay
The coat-of-arms is that of Baring, probably for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, President Board of Trade and Master of the Mint in 1835, born 27 October 1774.
MAKER'S MARK OF DIEDERIK WILLEM RETHMEYER, AMSTERDAM, 1785
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A DUTCH SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
maker's mark of Diederik Willem Rethmeyer, Amsterdam, 1785
Oval, the gallery pierced with scrolling foliage and with beaded rim, the integrated handles chased with scrolls and foliage, the centre engraved with coat-of-arms, marked on base
62 cm. (24½ in.) long
3680 gr. (118 oz.)
maker's mark of Diederik Willem Rethmeyer, Amsterdam, 1785
Oval, the gallery pierced with scrolling foliage and with beaded rim, the integrated handles chased with scrolls and foliage, the centre engraved with coat-of-arms, marked on base
62 cm. (24½ in.) long
3680 gr. (118 oz.)