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MARK OF NICOLAAS CHRISTAAN HOOFT, AMSTERDAM, 1754
Details
A Dutch silver tobacco-box
Mark of Nicolaas Christaan Hooft, Amsterdam, 1754
Oblong with shaped ends and raised flat cover, the cover and base engraved with representations of the tax levy of 1747 and inscriptions relating to it, the side engraved Liberale Gifte In t' Jaar 1747, marked on interior base
13.5 cm. (5¼ in.) long
210 gr. (6 oz.)
Mark of Nicolaas Christaan Hooft, Amsterdam, 1754
Oblong with shaped ends and raised flat cover, the cover and base engraved with representations of the tax levy of 1747 and inscriptions relating to it, the side engraved Liberale Gifte In t' Jaar 1747, marked on interior base
13.5 cm. (5¼ in.) long
210 gr. (6 oz.)
Provenance
With A. Aardewerk, The Hague, acquired by
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-55).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-55).
Literature
J.W. Frederiks, Dutch Silver, vol. II, The Hague, 1958, p. 100, no. 290, plate 108.
Exhibited
Leeuwarden, Fries Museum, Catalogus der tentoonstelling van antieke goud- en zilverwerken in het Friesch Museum te Leeuwarden, The Hague, 1927, no. 689.
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