Live Auction 2855The Decorative Arts Sale
A Dutch silver marriage casket, knottekistje
Lot 264

A Dutch silver marriage casket, knottekistje

FRISIAN, 17TH CENTURY, APPARENTLY UNMARKED, STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK

Closed22 September 2010

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EUR 7,500

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A Dutch silver marriage casket, knottekistje
Frisian, 17th Century, apparently unmarked, struck with later Dutch duty mark
Trunk-shaped, on four ball feet, reeded lower and upper rim, the front side engraved with two medallions enclosing pairs of lovers, the two short sides each engraved with one medallion depicting a couple, the back side engraved with birds amongst flower scrolls, the hinged domed cover engraved with a medallion enclosing a pair of lovers and inscribed getrout tot in den dood, overhead swing handle, one ball foot loose, marked on base
7.6 cm. wide
134 gr.

Specialist note

See E. Voet, Merken van Friese goud- en zilversmeden, The Hague, 1974, p. 30, no. 46. and J.W. Frederiks, Dutch silver, vol. III, The Hague, 1960, p. 74, no. 225, pl. 184, 187 for almost identical marriage caskets.
A similar casket was sold by Christie's Amsterdam, 12 December 2006, lot 369.