A Dutch Silver Table Bell, Johannes Schiotling, Amsterdam, 1791
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April 16, 04:04 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
partly fluted and capped by chased stiff leaves, matching baluster handle with spiraling finial, the base rim with contemporary inscription, marked inside bell, the clapper by another maker ?Z. Together with another Table Bell, bearing marks for Bernardus Blencke, Groningen, circa 1715 (date mark rubbed), 2 pieces
21 oz 10 dwt
668g
heights 6 ¼ and 5 ⅜ in.
60 and 40 cm.
The inscription reads “Erkentenis van d’ Erven J: van Zuydland aan de Kinderen van den Notaris J: de Langues 1792”. The translation reads "Acknowledgement of the legacy of J: van Zuydland to the children of the notary J: de Langues, 1792".
Compare a bell by Schiotling of 1778 in the Rijksmuseum, inv. 15759, illus.in the catalogue Johannes Schiotling een Amsterdamse Zilversmid (1730-1799), Rijksmuseum, 24 December -27 February 1977, no. 24.
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