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MAKER'S MARK OF JAN BOT, AMSTERDAM, 1749
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A fine Dutch silver tobacco box
Maker's mark of Jan Bot, Amsterdam, 1749
Oblong, on reeded rim and with reeded bands to the lid, with shaped thumb-piece, the sides engraved with shells, tassels, scrolls and leafage, the lid engraved with a tazza containing fruits, the initials: B.J. below and the date 1759, flanked by horns of fruits, scrolls, birds and the figures of Moses and Aaron in scroll-shaped cartouches
15 cm. (6 in.) wide
marked underneath
240 gr.
Maker's mark of Jan Bot, Amsterdam, 1749
Oblong, on reeded rim and with reeded bands to the lid, with shaped thumb-piece, the sides engraved with shells, tassels, scrolls and leafage, the lid engraved with a tazza containing fruits, the initials: B.J. below and the date 1759, flanked by horns of fruits, scrolls, birds and the figures of Moses and Aaron in scroll-shaped cartouches
15 cm. (6 in.) wide
marked underneath
240 gr.