Lot Essay
Another tobacco box of 1739 by the same maker from the Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann Collection was sold at Christie's Amsterdam 16 April 2002, lot 1070, for 9,400 Euros.
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MARK OF JACOBUS DAS, AMSTERDAM, 1738
Details
A Dutch Silver Tobacco Box
Mark of Jacobus Das, Amsterdam, 1738
The hinged cover of the shaped rectangular box with a scene of exotic figures bathing in a landscape, all within foliate scroll and rocaille motifs, the rim engraved with initials PGB
See Illustration
5in. (12.8cm.) long, 8.5oz. (265gr.)
Mark of Jacobus Das, Amsterdam, 1738
The hinged cover of the shaped rectangular box with a scene of exotic figures bathing in a landscape, all within foliate scroll and rocaille motifs, the rim engraved with initials PGB
See Illustration
5in. (12.8cm.) long, 8.5oz. (265gr.)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium