a silver and enamelled occasional plaque

DESIGNED BY JAN EISENLOEFFEL, 1928, FOR KONINKLIJKE CACAOFABRIEK C.J. VAN HOUTEN EN ZOON, WEESP

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a silver and enamelled occasional plaque
Designed by Jan Eisenloeffel, 1928, for Koninklijke Cacaofabriek C.J. van Houten en Zoon, Weesp
Of square form, struck and enamelled in black, turqoise and white, decorated with a portrait within a central square, the corners with geometrical motifs, enclosed by a band inscribed all around koninklijke cacaofabriek april 1828-1928 C.J. van houten en zoon-weesp
7.8 x 7.8cm.

Lot Essay

This plaque of which a thousand were struck, was commissioned by C.J. van Houten & Zoon from Eisenloeffel in 1928 to celebrate their centenary

Cf. Annelies Krekel-Aalberse & Emke Raassen-Kruimel, Jan Eisenloeffel 1876-1957, Zwolle, 1996, p. 215, no. 189

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