A French silver miniature inkwell , MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, FRANCE, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK FOR FOREIGN WORKS 1893-1906

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THE DUTCH INTERIOR INCLUDING MINIATURE WORKS OF ART

Amsterdam

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15 October 2003

Browse Sale

Lot 517

A French silver miniature inkwell

MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, FRANCE, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK FOR FOREIGN WORKS 1893-1906

Price realised

EUR 896

Estimate

EUR 300 - EUR 500

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A French silver miniature inkwell
Maker's mark indistinct, France, second half 18th Century, also struck with later Dutch duty mark for foreign works 1893-1906
Shaped oval, partly fluted body, shaped lid attached to the body with shaped screw, marked on base and screw
3 cm. high
20 gr.
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Lot 517

A French silver miniature inkwell

MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, FRANCE, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK FOR FOREIGN WORKS 1893-1906

Recommended features

From luxury cars to fine wine: Burkard Bovensiepen and the Alpina story

‘The archangel Gabriel is flying!’ How Jan de Beer broke the rules