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MARK OF FREDERICUS GHYSEN, THE HAGUE, 1746, THE SCENT-BOX APPARENTLY UNMARKED, THE NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1730
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An early and rare dutch silver snuff-box and scent-box
Mark of Fredericus Ghysen, The Hague, 1746, the scent-box apparently unmarked, the Netherlands, circa 1730
Oblong, the plain low domed base and hinged cover with reeded bands and scroll thumbpiece, gilt inside, the inside hinged cover with oval knop handle, the octagonal scent-box with three engraved Commedia dell' Arte figures, the cover hinge with applied leaf and engraved with bird, marked on body
4 cm. long
27 gr. (2)
Mark of Fredericus Ghysen, The Hague, 1746, the scent-box apparently unmarked, the Netherlands, circa 1730
Oblong, the plain low domed base and hinged cover with reeded bands and scroll thumbpiece, gilt inside, the inside hinged cover with oval knop handle, the octagonal scent-box with three engraved Commedia dell' Arte figures, the cover hinge with applied leaf and engraved with bird, marked on body
4 cm. long
27 gr. (2)
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory nos. D298, D638).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, pp. 272-273, ill. 843 (right).
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