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MAKER'S MARK OF JENTJE HARINGS BILTIUS, SNEEK, 1721
Details
A DUTCH SILVER TEAPOT
Maker's mark of Jentje Harings Biltius, Sneek, 1721
Pyriform, the lower body repoussé and chased with flutes, the shoulder with band of acanthus against a matted ground, the scroll handle chased with acanthus, the part-fluted spout with leaf-capped bird's head, the domed cover chased with flutes and acanthus, surmounted by a baluster finial, attached by two chains to spout and handle, engraved under base with inscription H. Sidney Everett to Henrietta Wise. Nov. 25. 1884., marked under base
7in. (17.8cm.) long overall; 8oz. (258gr.)
Maker's mark of Jentje Harings Biltius, Sneek, 1721
Pyriform, the lower body repoussé and chased with flutes, the shoulder with band of acanthus against a matted ground, the scroll handle chased with acanthus, the part-fluted spout with leaf-capped bird's head, the domed cover chased with flutes and acanthus, surmounted by a baluster finial, attached by two chains to spout and handle, engraved under base with inscription H. Sidney Everett to Henrietta Wise. Nov. 25. 1884., marked under base
7in. (17.8cm.) long overall; 8oz. (258gr.)
Provenance
A wedding gift from Sidney Everett, son of Massachusetts statesman and Secretary of State Edward Everett, to his niece Henrietta Augustus Wise at the time of her marriage, 1884
Thence by descent in the family
Thence by descent in the family