A DUTCH SILVER NEF
A DUTCH SILVER NEF

MARK OF B. VERHOOGHT, HOORN, 1929-1949

Details
A DUTCH SILVER NEF
Mark of B. Verhooght, Hoorn, 1929-1949
Of typical form, with full sails, on a wirework rocking base, marked on hull and sails
9½in. (24.2cm.) long; 10in. (25.5cm.) high; 9oz. 10dwt. (302gr.)
Provenance
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This nef is shown on the mantel of the Oval Office of the White House, in a photograph of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Exhibited
Franklin D. Roosevelt Centennial, New York State travelling exhibition, 1982

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