A fine Dutch silver bread basket

MAKER'S MARK OF PIETER KOST, AMSTERDAM, 1787

细节

A fine Dutch silver bread basket
Maker's mark of Pieter Kost, Amsterdam, 1787
Of oval form, on applied beaded band, the spreading body pierced into lines and bands with ovals, the upper rim with two applied beaded bands and with two handles
36cm. wide
marked on reverse
1094gr.

拍品专文

In the 18th Century the shaped oval bread baskets became popular in Dutch households. Large bread baskets, mainly oval, of high quality were made by skilled craftsmen like Isacq Samuel Busard and Engelbart Joosten from The Hague. In the first half of the 19th century the bread basket was gradually replaced by the oblong cake basket that may also have been used for serving bread

See illustration