Lot Essay
For a similar cutlery box with cutlery made by Hendrik Duller, Amsterdam in 1778 see B.W.G. Wttewaal, Nederlands Klein Zilver 1650-1880, Amsterdam, 1994, p. 331, n.1011, illustrated.
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CUTLERY BOX ON BASE MARKED JAN BONKET, AMSTERDAM, 1770, INSIDE BOX MARKED JAN BREDA, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK OF 1831-1853; CUTLERY OF JAN BREDA, AMSTERDAM, 1688-1725, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK OF 1831-1853
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A Dutch silver miniature cutlery box with cutlery
Cutlery box on base marked Jan Bonket, Amsterdam, 1770, inside box marked Jan Breda, also struck with later Dutch duty mark of 1831-1853; cutlery of Jan Breda, Amsterdam, 1688-1725, also struck with later Dutch duty mark of 1831-1853
The long sides of the rectangular cutlery box engraved and pierced into trelliswork and rocaille, the short sides with flowers, the box divided into three compartments, cutlery comprising: six table forks, six table spoons and six pistol handle knives, marked on base and side box, handles cutlery
5.8 cm. long (box)
76 gr. (19)
Cutlery box on base marked Jan Bonket, Amsterdam, 1770, inside box marked Jan Breda, also struck with later Dutch duty mark of 1831-1853; cutlery of Jan Breda, Amsterdam, 1688-1725, also struck with later Dutch duty mark of 1831-1853
The long sides of the rectangular cutlery box engraved and pierced into trelliswork and rocaille, the short sides with flowers, the box divided into three compartments, cutlery comprising: six table forks, six table spoons and six pistol handle knives, marked on base and side box, handles cutlery
5.8 cm. long (box)
76 gr. (19)
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