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MARK OF DIRK FROGER, AMSTERDAM, 1753, THREE OTHER BODKINS UNMARKED, THE NEEDLE-CASE MARK OF MEINARDUS WARREN, SNEEK, 1811-1812, THE TAPE-MEASURE-CASE UNMARKED, THE NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1750, THE PAIR OF SCISSORS MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF W. VAN DALEN, BERGEN OP ZOOM, CIRCA 1800, THE BELTHOOK MARK OF J.W. VAN SULL, BREDA, 1818
Details
Four dutch silver bodkins, a needle-case, a tape-measure-case, a belt-hook with a pair of scissors
Mark of Dirk Froger, Amsterdam, 1753, three other bodkins unmarked, the needle-case mark of Meinardus Warren, Sneek, 1811-1812, the tape-measure-case unmarked, the Netherlands, circa 1750, the pair of scissors maker's mark only of W. van Dalen, Bergen op Zoom, circa 1800, the belthook mark of J.W. van Sull, Breda, 1818
The four bodkins all tapering, two plain, one with geometric pattern and one with engraved foliage, the needle-case shaped as a bundle of arrows, the drum-shaped tape-measure-case with revolving handle, the pair of scissors with steel blades and vase ornaments, later chain to openwork floral belt-hook, marked on bodies
15.5 cm. long
51 gr. (weighable silver) (7)
Mark of Dirk Froger, Amsterdam, 1753, three other bodkins unmarked, the needle-case mark of Meinardus Warren, Sneek, 1811-1812, the tape-measure-case unmarked, the Netherlands, circa 1750, the pair of scissors maker's mark only of W. van Dalen, Bergen op Zoom, circa 1800, the belthook mark of J.W. van Sull, Breda, 1818
The four bodkins all tapering, two plain, one with geometric pattern and one with engraved foliage, the needle-case shaped as a bundle of arrows, the drum-shaped tape-measure-case with revolving handle, the pair of scissors with steel blades and vase ornaments, later chain to openwork floral belt-hook, marked on bodies
15.5 cm. long
51 gr. (weighable silver) (7)
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory nos. V32, V97, V529, V811 with V352).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, pp. 143-144, ill. 418, pp. 131-132, ill. 368 (right) and p. 139, ill. 399 (middle).
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