A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-BOX
A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-BOX

MARK OF JACOBUS DAS, AMSTERDAM, 1739

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A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-BOX
MARK OF JACOBUS DAS, AMSTERDAM, 1739
Oblong, with moulded borders, the raised hinged cover engraved with a scene of Jacob crossing the Jordan River, the raised border engraved with rosette and scrolls and with the inscription Doen den Patriark Jacob Passeert de Jordaen, marked on interior base and cover
3 ¼ in. (12 cm.) long; 6 oz. (198 gr.)
Provenance
With A.C. Beeling & Zoon, Leeuwarden, 1988
The Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann Collection, Christie's, Amsterdam, 16 April 2002, lot 1070

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