Lot 359
  • 359

A pair of Dutch silver altar cruet jugs, Willem Schacht (Schagt), Oosterhout and Steenbergen, circa 1770

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • silver
  • 13cm., 5 1/8 in high
baluster form with swirling flutes on circular foot, reeded cover and neck rims with scroll opening, reeded scroll handle

Literature

marks illustrated as such in L.B Gans, Goud en Zilvermerken van Voet, p. 143.

Condition

one with major repair at junctions of handle, cover and body, marks clear, otherwise condition good overall apart from minor surface scratches and pine hole dents.
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