Lot 329
  • 329

A large Dutch silver basket, Jacobus Rensing, Amsterdam, 1768

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • silver
  • 43.3cm., 17in wide
oval, pierced and engraved with flowers and wheat shieves within scrolling foliage and trellis-work, scrolls and shells borders and handles, with mirror monogram 'BN' under a marquis' coronet, later Dutch control mark

Condition

Later English initials and coronet. Possible signs of repair to lattice-work. Good clear marks.
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