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MAKER'S MARK A SHELL, DORDRECHT, 1640, SOME ENGRAVING PROBABLY LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A Dutch silver beaker
Maker's mark a shell, Dordrecht, 1640, some engraving probably late 18th/early 19th Century
Tapering on plain moulded foot, the upper part engraved with panels of scrolling flowers and foliage and strapwork with pendant fruit, the lower part engraved, probably later, with a scene of windmill, houses and ships on a canal, engraved beneath with initials RRDB and NGP, marked on base
16.3 cm (6½ in.) high
236 gr. (7 oz.)
Maker's mark a shell, Dordrecht, 1640, some engraving probably late 18th/early 19th Century
Tapering on plain moulded foot, the upper part engraved with panels of scrolling flowers and foliage and strapwork with pendant fruit, the lower part engraved, probably later, with a scene of windmill, houses and ships on a canal, engraved beneath with initials RRDB and NGP, marked on base
16.3 cm (6½ in.) high
236 gr. (7 oz.)
Provenance
Willem J.R. Dreesmann, Amsterdam; Frederik Muller & Cie., Amsterdam, 22-25 March, 1960, lot 554 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-40).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. G-40).
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