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Hendrik Fortman Dutch silver toilet box
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- silver
- 6.2cm, 2 ½ in wide
Octagonal with detachable cover, marked on body and cover
Literature
Exh. Cat. Couven-Museum Aachen, 2003, no. 141
Catalogue Note
Hendrik Fortman was born in Leiden in 1715. He became a master goldsmith in 1740 and, until 1773, regularly held senior positions in the local goldsmiths’ guild. He died in 1807.