A Dutch silver corkscrew

AMSTERDAM, APPARENTLY STRUCK WITH TOWN MARK ONLY, CIRCA 1750

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A Dutch silver corkscrew
Amsterdam, apparently struck with town mark only, circa 1750
On a stepped base, with detachable seal pricket, fitted as a seal bearing the letter O underneath, the baluster-shaped stem decorated with slightly twisted wavy design, the detachable handle decorated en suite
9.3cm. long
marked underneath detachable pin
62gr.

Lot Essay

Virtual identical corkscrews are illustrated in B.W.G. Wttewaal, Nederlands Klein Zilver 1650-1880, Amsterdam, 1987, pp. 153-154.

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