Sale 2576
Amsterdam
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4 March 2003
Price realised
EUR 11,950
Estimate
A Dutch silver-mounted nautilus cup Apparently unmarked, possibly by Cornelis Jansz. van der Burch, Delft, late 16th/17th Century; dated 1601 On a circular domed base, chased with fruit and cherubs, knobbed oval stem with fruit decoration and four applied small masks, the shell body with silver mounts, engraved with foliage, two small ribbed ring handles, a warrior holding a lance in his right hand and a shield in his left hand 23.8 cm. high
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For an almost identical nautilus cup attributed to Cornelis Jansz. van der Burch (mark a clover-leaf), Delft, see J.W. Frederiks, Dutch Silver, The Hague, 1961, vol. IV, P.14, no.24, illustrated.
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Saleroom Notice
PLease note the inscription reads Willem * Pieters * 1601 Please note that this lot is below Dutch legal alloy
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