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MAKER'S MARK OF HENDRIK BUYSEN, AMSTERDAM, 1789, ALSO STRUCK WITH AMSTERDAM DUTY MARK OF 1795 AND OF 1807, 1814/1893
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A Dutch silver biscuit box
Maker's mark of Hendrik Buysen, Amsterdam, 1789, also struck with Amsterdam duty mark of 1795 and of 1807, 1814/1893
Of plain circular form and with beaded borders, the cover engraved with a band of foliage and centered by a rosette
13 cm. (5 in.) diameter
on the base
(406 gr.)
Maker's mark of Hendrik Buysen, Amsterdam, 1789, also struck with Amsterdam duty mark of 1795 and of 1807, 1814/1893
Of plain circular form and with beaded borders, the cover engraved with a band of foliage and centered by a rosette
13 cm. (5 in.) diameter
on the base
(406 gr.)