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MAKER'S MARK WILLEM LANGEBEKE, MIDDELBURG, 1773
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An unusual Dutch silver tray
maker's mark Willem Langebeke, Middelburg, 1773
The oval-shaped tray with slightly spreading pierced gallery designed with entwined bands and a laurel garland held by ring-shaped mounts, the inside applied with lily motifs, on four realistically-shaped ball- and claw supports, the two handles centered by flower vases flanked at each side by a curling snake touching the gallery
53 cm. (21 in.) wide
marked underneath
1734 gr.
maker's mark Willem Langebeke, Middelburg, 1773
The oval-shaped tray with slightly spreading pierced gallery designed with entwined bands and a laurel garland held by ring-shaped mounts, the inside applied with lily motifs, on four realistically-shaped ball- and claw supports, the two handles centered by flower vases flanked at each side by a curling snake touching the gallery
53 cm. (21 in.) wide
marked underneath
1734 gr.