A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-JAR AND COVER
MARK OF JAN DIEDERICK PONT, AMSTERDAM, 1754
Shaped oblong and on four scroll feet, the detachable cover with flammiform finial, chased and engraved overall with rocaille and foliage scrolls, marked underneath, further marked underneath and on cover bezel with later Dutch tax marks
5½ in. (14 cm.) wide
18 oz. 16 dwt. (584 gr.)
A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-JAR AND COVER
MARK OF JAN DIEDERICK PONT, AMSTERDAM, 1754
Shaped oblong and on four scroll feet, the detachable cover with flammiform finial, chased and engraved overall with rocaille and foliage scrolls, marked underneath, further marked underneath and on cover bezel with later Dutch tax marks
5½ in. (14 cm.) wide
18 oz. 16 dwt. (584 gr.)
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