Lot Essay
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MARK OF JAN CARELS HEIXAN I (WASSENBERG 122), DOKKUM, 1685
Details
A Dutch silver marriage beaker
Mark of Jan Carels Heixan I (Wassenberg 122), Dokkum, 1685
Of tapering form on plain rim foot, the upper body engraved with standing figures in ovals within openwork foliage cartouches incoporating grotesque masks, with tied ribbons between suspending a coat-of-arms between the initials ES, a lozenge of arms between IE and an oval cartouche with the date 1674, marked below border
10.6 cm. (4¼ in.) high
148 gr. (4 oz.)
Mark of Jan Carels Heixan I (Wassenberg 122), Dokkum, 1685
Of tapering form on plain rim foot, the upper body engraved with standing figures in ovals within openwork foliage cartouches incoporating grotesque masks, with tied ribbons between suspending a coat-of-arms between the initials ES, a lozenge of arms between IE and an oval cartouche with the date 1674, marked below border
10.6 cm. (4¼ in.) high
148 gr. (4 oz.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 27 February 1968, lot 2656 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-28).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-28).
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Sale room notice
Please note the maker's mark is of Hendrik Jansen Sypma and not as stated in the printed catalogue