Lot Essay
Casters for sugar and mustard by the same unidentified maker, Brussels, 1756 were recorded in 1979 by R. Stuyck, Belgische Zilbermerken, Antwerp, 1984, p. 175.
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BRUSSELS, 1757, UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK OF A FLOWER ISSUING FROM A HEART (STUYCK 1615)
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A BELGIAN SILVER MUSTARD-POT AND CASTER
BRUSSELS, 1757, UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK OF A FLOWER ISSUING FROM A HEART (STUYCK 1615)
Each shaped-square baluster, with domed foot, hinged domed cover, and pineapple finial, the sugar caster pierced with holes between diaperwork the example for with scroll side handle, chased with rococo flowers, scrolls and shells, marked underneath, and with later control mark inside cover rim
8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) high
19 oz. 4 dwt. (598 gr.)
BRUSSELS, 1757, UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK OF A FLOWER ISSUING FROM A HEART (STUYCK 1615)
Each shaped-square baluster, with domed foot, hinged domed cover, and pineapple finial, the sugar caster pierced with holes between diaperwork the example for with scroll side handle, chased with rococo flowers, scrolls and shells, marked underneath, and with later control mark inside cover rim
8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) high
19 oz. 4 dwt. (598 gr.)
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