Collection

  • A plaque with a flower festoon above a table by Dirck van Rijswijck

    Signed, lower right, in hanging shield: Dirck van Rÿswÿck invenit et f This hitherto unpublished plaque by Dirck van…

  • A Dutch silver Monteith bowl

    The body of circular section and chased with fluted pattern, rising to protruding reeded rim, the smooth upperpart…

  • A mother-of-pearl plaquette from the Seba collection

    Venus with nymph and two cupids by a waterfall In a pearl oyster shell, Venus, a nymph and…

  • A silver girdle

    A silver girdle, shaped from twisted mail, a closing buckle and a ring to which flat ornaments are…

  • A pair of silver candlesticks

    A pair of large silver candlesticks, each on a circular, slightly convex foot supporting a stem that has…

  • A gold engraved portrait medal representing the Infanta Mary of Austria by Simon de Passe

    Signed, on the reverse: Simon Pass fecit. Lond. Inscribed on the obverse: SERENma. D. MARIA D’AUSTRIA PHILIPPI III….

  • An engraved silver wedding medal case

    The obverse is engraved with Charity with two children on her lap, seated by a house. In her…

  • An engraved silver brandy bowl

    Of octagonal form, the sides engraved with oval, stylised cartouches framing personifications of the Five Senses, Hearing, Sight,…

  • A finely engraved silver tobacco box

    The box of octagonal section, the vaulted lid with accolade-shaped end to either side, centred at the inside…

  • An unusual and exquisite teapot from Roermond

    A silver teapot of plain octagonal pear form with molded borders, conforming swan-neck spout and with hinged flap,…

  • A interesting pair of barrel shaped mustard pots

    Een paar zilveren mosterdpotten, beide tonvormig, het gladde potje verticaal gegraveerd met pseudo gebogen houten spanen waaromheen vier…

  • The Stroganov charka

    Of cylindrical section, on short trumpet-shaped folded foot ring, the body rising to slightly flaring upper rim and…

  • A Dutch silver windmill cup

    The cup engraved with flowers and foliage above flower bandwork, the lower rim of the cup with engraved…

  • A circular seal box or ‘skippet’ engraved with the coat-of-arms of the Seven United Provinces

    Of circular section, the flat and smooth independent cover beautifully engraved with the coat-of-arms of the Seven United…

  • A large silver mounted drinking horn

    Of typical form, the wide upper part mounted with a flaring silver lip mount, finely engraved with numerous…

  • A plaquette representing Pan pursuing Syrinx

    The scene represented is based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, I, 689-713 which tells the story of the nymph Syrinx…

  • A Dutch silver curry comb or ‘roskam’

    Of typical rectangular section, the top surface engraved with a scrolling, foliate and stylised volute cartouche in Louis…

  • An early tea pot with cut-card decoration

    Of compressed baluster shape, the lower part of the body fluted beneath a smooth ribbed band, the waisted…

  • A gold pendant belonging to a mayor of Amsterdam

    A gold pendant centered by a mother-of-pearl plaque that is mounted with the coat-of-arms of the city of…

  • The Maria van der Hooch Toilet Service

    This eight-component silver toilet service consists of a casket for combs, two smaller boxes for facial- or hair…

  • The Heda tazza

    The chased silver tazza or drinking dish is resting on a knopped stem above a chased foot. The…

  • A silver-gilt snuff box, set with two miniatures, the inside cover mounted with a gold miniature of Prince William IV

    A silver-gilt and mother of pearl snuff box, set with two miniatures by Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe (1716 Lille…

  • A silver-gilt terrestrial and celestial pocket globe pair

    A fine and rare terrestrial globe, containing a slightly smaller celestial sphere, both unsigned, each made up of…