Lot 222
  • 222

A Belgian silver mustarde-pot, Tournai, circa 1682, date-letter B, maker's mark a sun (unidentified)

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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Description

  • A Belgian silver mustarde-pot, Tournai, circa 1682, date-letter B, maker's mark a sun (unidentified)
  • silver
  • 13.5 cm high, 147 g; 5 1/3 in., 4oz 15dwt
on spreading foot, embossed with flowers

Literature

L'Orfèvrerie en Hainaut, Anvers, 1985, p. 182.

Condition

In overall good condition. Minor dents and scratches. The opening for the spoon possibly later. Fully marked and assay scratch under the foot. Assay scratches on the handle. Marks partly legible on the cover rim (probably Maker's mark). A small chip on the inside cover rim.
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