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THE FIRST WITH MAKER'S MARK OF B. VAN BOSTERHAUDT, GENT, 1815-1831, THE SECOND WITH INDISTINCT MARKS, BELGIUM, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A Belgian silver sugar basin and a silver milk jug
The first with maker's mark of B. van Bosterhaudt, Gent, 1815-1831, the second with indistinct marks, Belgium, first half 19th Century
The two-handled sugar basin on a rising circular base with beaded and foliate friezes, the body decorated with friezes of wrigglework, beading and foliage, the domed cover with a foliate frieze to the rim and bud finial, the vase-shaped milk jug with similar decoration, both items inscribed with initials on the foot rim
the milk jug 20.5 cm. (8 in.) high
the basins on the inside, the jug on the foot rim
(870 gr.) (2)
The first with maker's mark of B. van Bosterhaudt, Gent, 1815-1831, the second with indistinct marks, Belgium, first half 19th Century
The two-handled sugar basin on a rising circular base with beaded and foliate friezes, the body decorated with friezes of wrigglework, beading and foliage, the domed cover with a foliate frieze to the rim and bud finial, the vase-shaped milk jug with similar decoration, both items inscribed with initials on the foot rim
the milk jug 20.5 cm. (8 in.) high
the basins on the inside, the jug on the foot rim
(870 gr.) (2)