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A SILVER MARRIAGE CASKET "KNOTTEKISTJE"
apparently unmarked, Dutch duty mark only, Friesland, first half 17th Century

Trunk-shaped on four ball feet, with reeded bands, the sides engraved with the Annunciation, the Birth of Christ, Saint John the Baptist, and an elegant couple, the cover with two figures in a landscape and a church, the underneath engraved two clasping hands, a flaming heart and dagger above and a pot of flowers - 7cm long (94gr)

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