MAKER'S MARK OF PIETER BARTHOLOMEUS VAN LINDEN, AMSTERDAM, 1775; ALSO STRUCK WITH DUTCH DUTY MARK OF AMSTERDAM OF 1795

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A Dutch silver caster
Maker's mark of Pieter Bartholomeus van Linden, Amsterdam, 1775; also struck with Dutch duty mark of Amsterdam of 1795
Of cylindrical form, pierced top, a detachable plain domed cover with a reeded rim and a removable reverse for refill
8.7cm. high
marked on inside
188gr.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Casters of plain cylindrical shape were made as early as the last quarter of the 18th Century. The present caster made by Pieter Bartholomeus van Linden (c. 1719 - 1779) is, according to De Lorm, the earliest known example, and is dated 1775. Later examples were made by Diederik Lodewijk Bennewitz in 1804 and 1806. Jacob Helweg made the last known caster of this type in 1829.

Literature:
Kremer, H., "Een gladde Amsterdamse strooibus uit 1775", in: De Stavelij13, 1998, pp.5-9
Lorm, J.R. de, Amsterdams Goud en Zilver, Zwolle, 1999, p. 245

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