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MAKER'S MARK OF JAN LINGENAAR, AMSTERDAM, 1787
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A Dutch silver tobacco box
Maker's mark of Jan Lingenaar, Amsterdam, 1787
Of oblong form, the sides cast and moulded with Classical portrait medallions and vases flanked by garlands of flowers and leafage, the hinged cover moulded with a hunting scene against matted ground and surrounded by shells and double scrolls
16.5 cm. (6.4 in.) wide
marked inside the box
216 gr.
Maker's mark of Jan Lingenaar, Amsterdam, 1787
Of oblong form, the sides cast and moulded with Classical portrait medallions and vases flanked by garlands of flowers and leafage, the hinged cover moulded with a hunting scene against matted ground and surrounded by shells and double scrolls
16.5 cm. (6.4 in.) wide
marked inside the box
216 gr.