Silberne Andenkendose mit gravierter Widmung, vermutlich Herbert Hoomarkaas, Schoonhoven, Niederlande, 1924
Silver commemorative box with engraved dedication, probably Herbert Hoomarkaas, Schoonhoven, Netherlands, 1924
833/- Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 106 g; Dose in gerundet rechteckiger Form mit umlaufender Bordüre mit Mauresken auf der Wandung und abklappbarem Deckel mit Abbildung eines Interieurs einer Diamantschleiferei mit Personenstaffage und Gravur „N. V. Diamant-Maatschappy 1884. Eduard van Dam. 1924“; gestempelt mit niederländischer Silbergarantiemarke (schreitender Löwe mit Zahl 2) und Meistermarke auf dem Boden, Jahresbuchstabe auf der Innenfalz sowie Beschaumarke mit Buchstaben M auf dem Deckel; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren; Maße: ca. 8,5 x 6,7 cm.
833/- silver; total weight: approx. 106 g; box of rounded rectangular form with an encircling border of Moorish-style ornament to the sides and a hinged lid depicting the interior of a diamond polishing workshop with figural staffage, engraved “N. V. Diamant-Maatschappy 1884. Eduard van Dam. 1924”; stamped with the Dutch silver guarantee mark (rampant lion with numeral 2) and maker’s mark to the base, date letter to the inner flange, and assay mark with the letter M to the lid; age-related signs of wear; dimensions: approx. 8.5 x 6.7 cm.
Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 131 g; two sauce ladles with heraldic engraving at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse of the handle with lion passant, date letters (1824 and 1826), London town mark and struck maker’s mark, one with duty mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 17.7 cm and 18.4 cm.
800 silver; total weight: approx. 75 g; six delicate moka spoons with handles in stylised leaf form; stamped on the reverse with crescent and crown, manufacturer’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 11 cm.
Sterling silver; total weight: approx. 500 g; assemblage of 10 dessert and 5 teaspoons, partly with fiddle pattern, Old English pattern and various ornithological engravings at the end of the handle; stamped on the reverse with lion passant, duty mark, London town mark, date letters (1790s-1880s) and maker’s marks (Thomas Blake, 4 x William Chawner II, 2 x Thomas Dicks, 2 x William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner II, 2 x William Eley & William Fearn, Thomas Shepard and George Aldwinckle (one hallmark is indistinct)); age-related signs of wear; length: from approx. 13.8 cm to approx. 17.7 cm.