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MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANNES VAN DER TOORN, THE HAGUE, 1784 AND 1790, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTY MARK FOR 1795 DORDRECHT
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A Dutch silver tea pot
Maker's mark of Johannes van der Toorn, The Hague, 1784 and 1790, also struck with later duty mark for 1795 Dordrecht
Of plain oval form, with beaded borders, shaped black wooden handle, the hinged lid with leaf and acorn finial
10 cm. (4 in.) high
marked underneath
530 gr. (2)
Maker's mark of Johannes van der Toorn, The Hague, 1784 and 1790, also struck with later duty mark for 1795 Dordrecht
Of plain oval form, with beaded borders, shaped black wooden handle, the hinged lid with leaf and acorn finial
10 cm. (4 in.) high
marked underneath
530 gr. (2)