Lot Essay
For a comparable castor spoon see: B.W.G. Wttewall, Nederlands Klein Zilver 1680-1880, Amsterdam, 1987, no. 203, p. 199, illustrated.
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MARK OF SIMON DECKER, AMSTERDAM, LATE 18TH CENTURY, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK
Details
A Dutch silver castor spoon
Mark of Simon Decker, Amsterdam, late 18th century, also struck with later Dutch duty mark
Black wood baluster stem, the openwork bowl pierced with tekst, the centre with an applied portrait medallion, marked inside bowl
25.2 cm. long
gross 38 gr.
The tekst reads: FREDREK SOFIE PRINSES VAN ORANYE
Mark of Simon Decker, Amsterdam, late 18th century, also struck with later Dutch duty mark
Black wood baluster stem, the openwork bowl pierced with tekst, the centre with an applied portrait medallion, marked inside bowl
25.2 cm. long
gross 38 gr.
The tekst reads: FREDREK SOFIE PRINSES VAN ORANYE
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