Lot Essay
K.A. Citroen records a ciborium by Verstege, dated 1628, perhaps the present example, in Haarlemse zilvermeden en hun merken, Baarn, 1988, p. 34, no. 18.
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MARK OF ARENT VERSTEGE, HAARLEM, PROBABLY 1628
Details
A Important Dutch Silver-Gilt Ciborium and Cover
Mark of Arent Verstege, Haarlem, probably 1628
The hexafoil base with a knopped stem and a tapering bowl, the detachable cover with an overall snakeskin finish, the cover with a finial modelled with six twisted columns enclosing a suspended bird and below a crown and starburst pierced with the holy monogram, marked near rim, the rim, base and finial each marked with a post 1953 duty mark
40.5 cm. high
872 gr.
Mark of Arent Verstege, Haarlem, probably 1628
The hexafoil base with a knopped stem and a tapering bowl, the detachable cover with an overall snakeskin finish, the cover with a finial modelled with six twisted columns enclosing a suspended bird and below a crown and starburst pierced with the holy monogram, marked near rim, the rim, base and finial each marked with a post 1953 duty mark
40.5 cm. high
872 gr.
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