Dutch mobile silversmith - Vase - .800 silver - 800+ Solid Silver, Cobalt






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Antique Dutch silver sugar basket with a cobalt blue glass liner, a movable handle, weighing 502 g in total and measuring 12 cm high by 13 x 9 cm, hallmarked 1853–1859 with 800+ silver and Neo‑Classical style.
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Antique Dutch Silver& Cobalt GlassSugar BasketPeriod: Mid-19th c.(hallmarked 1853–1859)Style: Neo-classicalCondition: ExcellentMuseum qualityNo glass chipsNo scratchesNo repairsNatural patinaDescription:Exquisite Dutchsugar basket.Solid silver piercedframe with a movableswing handle.Pure cobalt blueglass liner.Previously misidentifiedas French silver.Detailed inspectionreveals authenticDutch hallmarks:Letter "S" in circle(on foot/frame):Official Dutch duty markused strictly between1853 and 1859for items ofdomestic production.Dates the pieceto the mid-1850s."Dolphin" mark(on handle/frame):Official Dutch silverhallmark used from1859 to 1893.On the thin handleit is punched as aclean contour outlineto prevent distortionof the delicate part.Lion Passant mark:Visible as a doublestamped (overlapping)punch inside ahexagonal frameon the main body,layered togetherwith the Dolphin mark.Silver Fineness:Solid silver(guaranteed 800+Dutch silver standard).Dimensions & Weight:Total weight: 502 gSilver weight: 177 gGlass weight: 324 gHeight: 12 cmTop: 13 x 9 cmBase: 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Antique Dutch Silver& Cobalt GlassSugar BasketPeriod: Mid-19th c.(hallmarked 1853–1859)Style: Neo-classicalCondition: ExcellentMuseum qualityNo glass chipsNo scratchesNo repairsNatural patinaDescription:Exquisite Dutchsugar basket.Solid silver piercedframe with a movableswing handle.Pure cobalt blueglass liner.Previously misidentifiedas French silver.Detailed inspectionreveals authenticDutch hallmarks:Letter "S" in circle(on foot/frame):Official Dutch duty markused strictly between1853 and 1859for items ofdomestic production.Dates the pieceto the mid-1850s."Dolphin" mark(on handle/frame):Official Dutch silverhallmark used from1859 to 1893.On the thin handleit is punched as aclean contour outlineto prevent distortionof the delicate part.Lion Passant mark:Visible as a doublestamped (overlapping)punch inside ahexagonal frameon the main body,layered togetherwith the Dolphin mark.Silver Fineness:Solid silver(guaranteed 800+Dutch silver standard).Dimensions & Weight:Total weight: 502 gSilver weight: 177 gGlass weight: 324 gHeight: 12 cmTop: 13 x 9 cmBase: 7.5 x 5.5 cm
