Lot Essay
A very similar example by Jan Bravert, Amsterdam is illustrated in V. Houart, L'Argenterie miniature, Fribourg, 1981, p. 46, no. 40
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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, THE NETHERLANDS, CIRCA 1700
Details
A rare miniature salt-cellar
Apparently unmarked, the Netherlands, circa 1700
Triangular, on three ribbed scroll feet, the base centred by a figure holding a spear and shield surrounded by three classical columns supporting the triangular salt-basin, three ball finials
4.6 cm. high
23 gr.
Apparently unmarked, the Netherlands, circa 1700
Triangular, on three ribbed scroll feet, the base centred by a figure holding a spear and shield surrounded by three classical columns supporting the triangular salt-basin, three ball finials
4.6 cm. high
23 gr.
Provenance
B.W.G. Wttewaall collection (inventory no. V755).
Literature
B.W.G. Wttewaall, Nederlands Klein Zilver, Abcoude, 2003, p. 327, ill. 997 (left).
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