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MAKER'S MARK OF BARTHOLOMEUS VAN DER TOOREN, ROTTERDAM, 1764, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER THE HAGUE DUTY MARK OF 1795 AND DUTY MARK OF 1906/1953
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A pair of Dutch silver sugar casters
Maker's mark of Bartholomeus van der Tooren, Rotterdam, 1764, also struck with later The Hague duty mark of 1795 and duty mark of 1906/1953
Each on stepped octagonal base, rising to conforming vase-shaped body with moulded rim around the body, the covers with vase-shaped finial
20.5cm. (8in.) high
on the top of the body
(696gr.) (2)
Maker's mark of Bartholomeus van der Tooren, Rotterdam, 1764, also struck with later The Hague duty mark of 1795 and duty mark of 1906/1953
Each on stepped octagonal base, rising to conforming vase-shaped body with moulded rim around the body, the covers with vase-shaped finial
20.5cm. (8in.) high
on the top of the body
(696gr.) (2)