A Dutch silver presentation trowel
Possibly Amsterdam, circa 1747
With wood handle, engraved with a coat of arms and an inscription reading Adriaan Scharff/junior/legt den eersten Steen/aan het Pakhuijs/de Drie halve/Maenen in/Amsterdam/den 17/October/Anno 1747., the reverse inscribed Wessel Scharff/Legt den eersten/Steen aan drie/Pakhuizen de/Boomspijkers/op boomsloot/Den 2de/july/1770, repair
18.5 cm. long
38 gr. (gross)
A Dutch silver presentation trowel
Possibly Amsterdam, circa 1747
With wood handle, engraved with a coat of arms and an inscription reading Adriaan Scharff/junior/legt den eersten Steen/aan het Pakhuijs/de Drie halve/Maenen in/Amsterdam/den 17/October/Anno 1747., the reverse inscribed Wessel Scharff/Legt den eersten/Steen aan drie/Pakhuizen de/Boomspijkers/op boomsloot/Den 2de/july/1770, repair
18.5 cm. long
38 gr. (gross)
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