A Dutch brass tobacco box
Possibly Colonial, 17th century
The pierced decorated lid engraved with the theological virtues centered by the inscription Ik hoop door t geloof en lief de Kragtig t Fortuin Komt dan got al magtig Daar vrede is Woont god hebt Vrede in uge moet gij wort gesegent met veel goet, the underside pierced decorated with crowned birds flanking an armorial with the inscription Wapen van Batavia
15.5 cm. wide
A Dutch brass tobacco box
Possibly Colonial, 17th century
The pierced decorated lid engraved with the theological virtues centered by the inscription Ik hoop door t geloof en lief de Kragtig t Fortuin Komt dan got al magtig Daar vrede is Woont god hebt Vrede in uge moet gij wort gesegent met veel goet, the underside pierced decorated with crowned birds flanking an armorial with the inscription Wapen van Batavia
15.5 cm. wide
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