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    Fine Silver, Objects of Vertu and Important Judaica

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    1 June 1999

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    • A rare five piece Dutch silver
    Lot 1

    A rare five piece Dutch silver miniature toilet service

    APPARENTLY UNMARKED, DUTCH, CIRCA 1700

    Price realised

    NLG 12,872

    Estimate

    NLG 4,000 - NLG 6,000

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    A rare five piece Dutch silver miniature toilet service
    Apparently unmarked, Dutch, circa 1700
    Consisting of two candlesticks each on a domed lobed base with raised spirally fluted stem and quatrefoil drip pans; two toilet boxes of oval form, the cover engraved with a crest within foliage; and a rectangular-shaped brush engraved with a crest en suite
    the candlesticks 5cm. (1.7/8in.) high
    112gr. loaded (5)

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    V. Houart, Miniature silver toys, New York, 1981. [L'Argenterie miniature, Fribourg 1981]


    Lot Essay

    Toilet services became common in the 17th Century. They often consist of various pieces, like a pair of large rectangular boxes, a smaller pair, two scent bottles, hair brushes and a box with pin-cushion top, a ewer and basin, candlesticks and naturally, a mirror.
    A large number of services in varying states and different materials is known. As for example the toilet service in The Hague "Gemeente Museum", by Hermanus van Gulick, The Hague 1665 and 1679

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