Lot Essay
see illustration on page 59
MAKER'S MARK OF ARNOLDUS VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, 1731 ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTY MARK FOR 1807
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A Dutch silver miniature jug
Maker's mark of Arnoldus van Geffen, Amsterdam, 1731 also struck with later duty mark for 1807
The high-domed circular base rising to a plain pear-shaped body, the handle cast with stylised motifs, the spout shaped, and shell-shaped thumb-piece to the hinged lid
on the base and the inside of the lid
Maker's mark of Arnoldus van Geffen, Amsterdam, 1731 also struck with later duty mark for 1807
The high-domed circular base rising to a plain pear-shaped body, the handle cast with stylised motifs, the spout shaped, and shell-shaped thumb-piece to the hinged lid
on the base and the inside of the lid