A Dutch silver miniature basket , MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANNES VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, 1781 | Christie's

Sale 2439

Silver, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu

Amsterdam

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16 November 1999

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Lot 581

A Dutch silver miniature basket

MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANNES VAN GEFFEN, AMSTERDAM, 1781

Price realised

NLG 1,755

Estimate

NLG 600 - NLG 1,000

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A Dutch silver miniature basket
Maker's mark of Johannes van Geffen, Amsterdam, 1781
Realistically shaped, with plain loop handle
5.2cm. (2in.) wide
marked on reverse
40gr.
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