European Furniture, Silver, & Ceramics
European Furniture, Silver, & Ceramics
Property of a Private Collector
A Dutch Silver Tobacco Box, Jan Diederik Pont, Amsterdam, 1744
Lot Closed
April 19, 05:15 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private Collector
A Dutch Silver Tobacco Box, Jan Diederik Pont, Amsterdam, 1744
of bombé rectangular form, lobed and fluted angles, flat chased with strapwork enclosing shells in matted ground, matching detachable cover with flame finial
marked on base, with control marks L and axe on base and cover
18 oz 10 dwt
575 g
length 5 ¼ in.
13.4 cm
Sotheby’s, London, June 19, 2016, lot 322
A Tobacco Box by this maker, 1747 is illustrated in in the Exhibition catalogue Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Meesterwerken in zilver, Amsterdams zilver 1520-1820, Lochem, 1984, cat. no. 132
Another with similar flame finial, also by Jan Diederik Pont, 1756, was sold Christie’s, London, June 10, 2010, lot 20.