MARK OF ALGER MENSMA, AMSTERDAM, 1728

Details

An early and fine Dutch silver chocolate pot
Mark of Alger Mensma, Amsterdam, 1728
Pear-shaped, on moulded foot, plain body, the upper part applied with draperies and vessels, the drapery engraved with scrolling foliage, scroll wood handle, the detachable domed cover with vase shaped finial, marked on base
21.3 cm. high
gross 556 gr.

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Lot Essay

Alger Mensma was born in Leeuwarden in 1682. Ten years later he became apprentice to his father's workshop in Leeuwarden. In 1710 Alger Mensma became a member of the Amsterdam's silversmiths guild. He was known to have specialized in table services and vessels of high quality. After 1757 he died in Leeuwarden (see Jan Rudolph de Lorm, Amsterdams Goud en Zilver, Zwolle, 1999, pag. 519).

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