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MARK OF THREE STARS IN A RECTANGLE, AND ALSO BEARING LATER DUTCH CONTROL MARKS
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A DUTCH SILVER AND MOTHER OF PEARL-HANDLED CORK SCREW OF 18TH CENTURY STYLE
MARK OF THREE STARS IN A RECTANGLE, AND ALSO BEARING LATER DUTCH CONTROL MARKS
The handle decorated on either side with a neo-classical urn between leafy swags; also a group of five Dutch toys comprising:- one 18th century example, by Jan Borduur, Amsterdam, 1749, modelled as a man holding a bird on a perch, four others late19th/early 20th century, comprising a man with a muzzled bear, a pair of lovers skating and two soldiers in 17th century costume; also a modern Italian silver toy of a jockey jumping a fence
Last item 3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
Weighable silver 5 oz. (155 gm)
MARK OF THREE STARS IN A RECTANGLE, AND ALSO BEARING LATER DUTCH CONTROL MARKS
The handle decorated on either side with a neo-classical urn between leafy swags; also a group of five Dutch toys comprising:- one 18th century example, by Jan Borduur, Amsterdam, 1749, modelled as a man holding a bird on a perch, four others late19th/early 20th century, comprising a man with a muzzled bear, a pair of lovers skating and two soldiers in 17th century costume; also a modern Italian silver toy of a jockey jumping a fence
Last item 3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
Weighable silver 5 oz. (155 gm)
Provenance
Christie's, Amsterdam, 10 March 1983.
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