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DATED 1600, PERHAPS DUTCH OR GERMAN
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER COMBINATION NOTEBOOK, COMPASS AND SUNDIAL
DATED 1600, PERHAPS DUTCH OR GERMAN
Oblong, the hinged covers with silver overlay on a gilt ground pierced with monkeys, squirrels and men astride sea-monsters within scrolling foliage, opening to reveal a silver page engraved with the Madonna and Child, the front inside set with a compass and sundial between scrolls and snails, with inscription 'Anno 1600', the inside back cover inset with a portrait miniature in oil on card of a gentleman in black coat and white collar, with beard, Venetian School, circa 1600
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide (2)
DATED 1600, PERHAPS DUTCH OR GERMAN
Oblong, the hinged covers with silver overlay on a gilt ground pierced with monkeys, squirrels and men astride sea-monsters within scrolling foliage, opening to reveal a silver page engraved with the Madonna and Child, the front inside set with a compass and sundial between scrolls and snails, with inscription 'Anno 1600', the inside back cover inset with a portrait miniature in oil on card of a gentleman in black coat and white collar, with beard, Venetian School, circa 1600
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
The Fitzgerald family, by tradition found on a battle field in the Netherlands, by descent to
Major Henry Fitzgerald (1820-1890) of Maperton Hall, Somerset and then by descent to his daughter
Charlotte (d.1922), wife of Major General John Talbot Coke (d.1912) and then by descent to their son
Captain Desmond Coke (1879-1931), novelist and distinguished collector.
Major Henry Fitzgerald (1820-1890) of Maperton Hall, Somerset and then by descent to his daughter
Charlotte (d.1922), wife of Major General John Talbot Coke (d.1912) and then by descent to their son
Captain Desmond Coke (1879-1931), novelist and distinguished collector.
Literature
D. Coke, Confessions of an Incurable Collector, London, 1928, p. 10-11, illustrated p. 3 and 4.
Exhibited
Antwerp, Rockoxhuis, Zilver uit de gouden eeuw van Antwerpen, November 1988 to January 1989, as Belgian.
Brought to you by
Tom Johans
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