A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO BOX AND COVER
SCHOONHOVEN, 1789, maker's mark indistinct
Rectangular with canted corners, the hinged cover chased with a Biblical scene depicting Rebecca giving water to the servant of Abraham and his camels, within a scrolled cartouche, the reverse with two medallions showing a fisherman and a couple, the sides engraved with foliage, the interior re-gilt, traces of gilding, marked on the rim
15.5 cm. wide
204 gr.
A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO BOX AND COVER
SCHOONHOVEN, 1789, maker's mark indistinct
Rectangular with canted corners, the hinged cover chased with a Biblical scene depicting Rebecca giving water to the servant of Abraham and his camels, within a scrolled cartouche, the reverse with two medallions showing a fisherman and a couple, the sides engraved with foliage, the interior re-gilt, traces of gilding, marked on the rim
15.5 cm. wide
204 gr.
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