25th Mar, 2020 14:00

Silver & Objects of Vertu

 
  Lot 234
 

A mid-18th century Dutch 'toy' miniature silver cream jug, Amsterdam 1768 by Arnoldus Van Geffen (active 1728-69)

A mid-18th century Dutch 'toy' miniature silver cream jug, Amsterdam 1768 by Arnoldus Van Geffen (active 1728-69)

of baluster form with a shaped scalloped rim, raised upon three scroll legs, the spout opposite a C scroll handle. Marked underneath with town mark, date letter and makers mark (a horn in a heart shaped punch).

Height – 4.1 cm / 1.6 inches

Weight – 24 grams / 0.77 ozt

"the undisputed world leader in the field of miniature silverware" Victor Houart, Miniature Silver Toys (1982), pg 62. Further reading: Tall and Small, Antique Dutch Silver Miniatures (2012), by Aardewek Antiques of The Hague


 

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