MARK OF THEODORUS GERARDUS BENTVELD, AMSTERDAM, 1829

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A fine Dutch silver hot-water kettle on stand with lamp
Mark of Theodorus Gerardus Bentveld, Amsterdam, 1829
Oblong with corded rims, the shaped stepped base on four compressed feet and with detachable burner, the plain kettle on four high claw supports with shell terminals, the tap with lion finial, two applied mask and ivory handles, the detachable cover with lion finial, marked on body, rims and bases
31 cm. high
gross 2582 gr.

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Lot Essay

Identical 'Egyptian' lion finials were fitted on a soup tureen by Bennewitz (1820) with a stand by Stellingwerff (1816) and on four covered entree dishes, by Stellingwerff (1822), all belonging to the service made for Cornelis Reinhard Vaillant (1822). The two applied mask and ivory handles are almost identical to the ones on the tureen by Bennewitz made in 1824 which is part of the extensive service made for the Jonkheer Willem van Loon.
See: Barend J. van Benthem, De werkmeesters van Bennewitz en Bonebakker Amsterdams grootzilver uit de eerste helft van de 19e eeuw, Zwolle, 2005, pp. 287-293, ill. 320, 323, 326.

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