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Description:
Four Dutch Silver Spoons, Amsterdam, each with a lobate stem, one with a woman and anchor to terminal representing "Hope" with engraved armorial to bowl bearing date mark "F" possibly for 1759 and maker's mark for Jacobus Buth; another with woman holding a bouquet representing "Plenty" bearing "X" date mark for 1782 and maker's mark "WV" possibly for Wouter Verschuur; the third with a ship finial bearing "P" date mark for 1774 and lacking a maker's mark; and the fourth with a mother and children to the finial representing "Charity" bearing date mark "D" and worn maker's mark, approx. 6.3 troy oz. total.
Provenance: The estate of George Way.
Estimate $600-800
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Jacobus Buth, Wouter Verschuur, AmsterdamStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
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European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.