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MAKER'S MARK OF JAN MELCHERS OOSTERVELT, LEEUWARDEN, 1647 AND ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTY MARK 1906-1953
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A Dutch silver brandy bowl
Maker's mark of Jan Melchers Oostervelt, Leeuwarden, 1647 and also struck with later duty mark 1906-1953
The octagonal stepped base chased with fruits flanked by cherubs, the similarly-shaped body engraved with five Biblical scenes in oval cartouches, depicting The Sacarifice of Isaac; The Adoration of the shepards; The presentation in the Temple; The Adoration of the Magi; The Flight to Egypt, flanked by two engravings of fruits and an alliance coat-of-arms with the initials SP and SR above and the date 1647 below, with two moulded and pierced handles decorated with cherubs and foliage
21 cm. (8 in.) wide
on the base
(294 gr.)
Maker's mark of Jan Melchers Oostervelt, Leeuwarden, 1647 and also struck with later duty mark 1906-1953
The octagonal stepped base chased with fruits flanked by cherubs, the similarly-shaped body engraved with five Biblical scenes in oval cartouches, depicting The Sacarifice of Isaac; The Adoration of the shepards; The presentation in the Temple; The Adoration of the Magi; The Flight to Egypt, flanked by two engravings of fruits and an alliance coat-of-arms with the initials SP and SR above and the date 1647 below, with two moulded and pierced handles decorated with cherubs and foliage
21 cm. (8 in.) wide
on the base
(294 gr.)
Literature
For objects by the same maker see: J.W. Frederiks, Dutch Silver III, The Hague 1960, p. 88/89, nrs. 266-267-268-269 with illustrations