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Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton

A tortoiseshell boîte-à-miniature with silver-mounts, Dutch or English, early 18th century

Lot Closed

January 14, 03:15 PM GMT

Estimate

600 - 800 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton

A tortoiseshell boîte-à-miniature with silver-mounts, Dutch or English, early 18th century


oval, the lid set with a glazed gouache of a marine view of several sailing boats under a cloudy blue sky, protruding thumbpiece, the interior lined in silver-gilt

13.1cm., 5 1/8 in. wide

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The depicted vessels, which all have Dutch pennants, are of a construction which was commonly used from the middle ages until the 19th century by Dutch seafaring fishermen. Known as a herring buss (haringbuis) or a Dogger boat, they commonly operated in the North Sea.