Lot Essay
These arms, while not precisely identified, appear on a lacquer seal on a letter written and signed by fourteen chief tax-gatherers and dated Amsterdam, 11 July 1752.
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MID-18TH CENTURY
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TWO LARGE SAUCER DISHES WITH DUTCH ARMS
Mid-18th century
The large coat-of-arms in the center showing a half-moon and a bird of prey leaning against a tree, surmounted by a half-moon crest over a knight's helm, the borders flowering and fruiting vine in iron-red and gilt
13½ and 14¾in. (34.3 and 37.5cm.) diam. (2)
Mid-18th century
The large coat-of-arms in the center showing a half-moon and a bird of prey leaning against a tree, surmounted by a half-moon crest over a knight's helm, the borders flowering and fruiting vine in iron-red and gilt
13½ and 14¾in. (34.3 and 37.5cm.) diam. (2)