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The following lots 604 & 605 are part of a group of seventeen recovered in 1981 from the wreck of the Dutch VOC ship 'Slot ter Hooge' which sank 19 or 20 November 1724 off the north coast of Porto Santo, a small island in the Azores.

A Dutch silver VOC ingot

COUNTERMARKED WITH THE STAMP OF THE DUTCH EAST-INDIAN COMPAGNY (ZEELAND CHAMBERS IN MIDDELBURG) AND ALSO BY THE ASSAYMASTER

Details

A Dutch silver VOC ingot
Countermarked with the stamp of the Dutch East-Indian Compagny (Zeeland Chambers in Middelburg) and also by the assaymaster
Oblong, one end truncated
15.2 cm. long
1930 gr.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 12 May 1983, lot 90.

Special notice

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,001. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

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