Lot Essay
Willem Carel van Meurs became a silversmith June 1st 1767. He married Sara Aletta de Haas on the 1st of July of the same year. He was burried at the St. Walburgis cemetery on 10 May 1805.
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MARK OF WILLEM CAREL VAN MEURS, ZUTPHEN, 1782, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK
Details
A Dutch silver soup ladle
Mark of Willem Carel van Meurs, Zutphen, 1782, also struck with later Dutch duty mark
Hanoverian pattern with navette-shaped bowl, marked on back of stem
30 cm. long
222 gr.
Mark of Willem Carel van Meurs, Zutphen, 1782, also struck with later Dutch duty mark
Hanoverian pattern with navette-shaped bowl, marked on back of stem
30 cm. long
222 gr.
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Please note this lot is illustrated on page 63 as lot 396.