.jpg?w=1)
Lot Essay
The original maker's mark of the present tray, which was made in Amsterdam in 1769, was later re-struck with the mark of Jochem van der Velde from Sneek: IV crowned (Friese Voet 559). Until recently this maker's mark was attributed to Jouke Vogelsangh who worked between 1761 and 1788 in Sneek and Heerenveen. In the forthcoming October issue of Fryslan, Drs Peter Schoen will attribute the mentioned maker's mark to Van der Velde.
Van der Velde worked in Sneek possibly from 1772 (a commemorative spoon struck only with his maker's mark), more probably from 1776 (delivery of spoons to the schippers guild of Sneek), but definitely from 1778 (Friese Voet, Van der Velde married in 1779). He worked there until 1787 (a fully marked and assayed brandy-bowl) or 1789 (a dated spoon struck only with a maker's mark). Thus the present tray may have been sold by Jochem van der Velde after 1772, at the earliest.
More problematic is the assay mark of Amsterdam which is re-struck with the G:KEUR. This mark was probably used in the city of Kampen at the beginning of the 19th Century. If this mark had been in use during the last quarter of the 18th Century, at least before 1787, it would have meant that Van der Velde sold the Amsterdam tray in Kampen. If he had sold the tray in Friesland it should have been re-struck as described in the Frisian ordinances of 1695. Because the G:KEUR was only used in Kampen from the beginning of the 19th Century, during the 18th Century the better known G.K.-mark was used, we may conclude that both re-struck marks can not be brought in relation to one another.
This text is largely based on the findings of Drs P. Schoen, which will be published in the October issue of Fryslan
Christie's is indebted to Mr Th. Deelder for his help in this
catalogue.
Comparative literature:
Voet, E., jr, Merken van Friesche Goud- en Zilversmeden, Den Haag, 1931, no 559
Schoen, P., Een zilveren botergoot uit 1783 door Jochem van der Velde, jaargang 6, nummer 3, October 2000
Voet, E., jr, Merken van Friese Goud- en Zilversmeden, Den Haag, 1974, no 284
See illustration
Van der Velde worked in Sneek possibly from 1772 (a commemorative spoon struck only with his maker's mark), more probably from 1776 (delivery of spoons to the schippers guild of Sneek), but definitely from 1778 (Friese Voet, Van der Velde married in 1779). He worked there until 1787 (a fully marked and assayed brandy-bowl) or 1789 (a dated spoon struck only with a maker's mark). Thus the present tray may have been sold by Jochem van der Velde after 1772, at the earliest.
More problematic is the assay mark of Amsterdam which is re-struck with the G:KEUR. This mark was probably used in the city of Kampen at the beginning of the 19th Century. If this mark had been in use during the last quarter of the 18th Century, at least before 1787, it would have meant that Van der Velde sold the Amsterdam tray in Kampen. If he had sold the tray in Friesland it should have been re-struck as described in the Frisian ordinances of 1695. Because the G:KEUR was only used in Kampen from the beginning of the 19th Century, during the 18th Century the better known G.K.-mark was used, we may conclude that both re-struck marks can not be brought in relation to one another.
This text is largely based on the findings of Drs P. Schoen, which will be published in the October issue of Fryslan
Christie's is indebted to Mr Th. Deelder for his help in this
catalogue.
Comparative literature:
Voet, E., jr, Merken van Friesche Goud- en Zilversmeden, Den Haag, 1931, no 559
Schoen, P., Een zilveren botergoot uit 1783 door Jochem van der Velde, jaargang 6, nummer 3, October 2000
Voet, E., jr, Merken van Friese Goud- en Zilversmeden, Den Haag, 1974, no 284
See illustration