Liquor set (7) - .835 silver - Bottle hangers

1. 5060: Bottle hanger (Widow Cornelis Johannes Middendorp, Rotterdam, 1889–1895) – 8 grams, inscription "Cognac".
2. 5061: Bottle hanger (B. Rond, The Hague, 1888–1906) – 13 grams, inscription "Port".
3. 5062: Bottle hanger (Fa J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, Voorschoten, 1858–1906) – 11 grams, inscription "Port à Port".
4. 5063: Bottle hanger (Fa J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, Voorschoten, 1858–1906) – 9 grams, inscription "Cognac".
5. 5064: Bottle hanger (Fa J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, Voorschoten, 1858–1906) – 9 grams, inscription "Sherry".
6. 5070: Bottle hanger (Pierre-Francois Queillé, Paris, 1838–1846) – 14 grams, inscriptions "Chartreuse" and "Cognac".

5060 – Bottle hanger
Country: Netherlands
City: Rotterdam
Marks:
- Master mark
- Old sword
Maker: MC stacked with a line in a rectangle = Widow Cornelis Johannes Middendorp (Rotterdam, 1889–1895; m 53781)
Year: 1889–1895
Weight: 8 grams
Length: 5.7 cm
The small dimensions (5.7 cm length) and the inscription ‘Cognac’ point to a practical function for hanging bottles. Widow Cornelis Johannes Middendorp was a well-known Rotterdam silversmith active between 1889 and 1895.
See Museum Rotterdam for comparable Rotterdam bottle hangers.
- Literature: Rotterdams Zilver (Pijzel-Dommisse) for Rotterdam silversmiths.

5061 – Bottle hanger
Country: Netherlands
City: The Hague
Marks:
- Master mark
- Old sword
Maker: BR with a six-pointed star inside a horizontal contour with protruding corners = B. Rond (The Hague, 1888–1925; m 54621)
Year: 1888–1906
Weight: 13 grams
Length: 6 cm
The small dimensions (6 cm length) and the inscription ‘Port’ indicate a practical function for hanging bottles.
- See Gemeentemuseum Den Haag for comparable Hague bottle hangers.
- Literature: Haags Zilver (Pijzel-Dommisse) for Hague silversmiths.

5062 – Bottle hanger
Country: Netherlands
City: Voorschoten
Marks:
- Master mark
- Old sword
Maker: VK together with a croissant = Fa J.M. van Kempen & Zonen (Voorschoten, 1858–1924; m 69063)
Year: 1858–1906
Weight: 11 grams
Length: 5.6 cm
The small dimensions (5.6 cm length) and the inscription ‘Port à Port’ indicate a practical function for hanging bottles. Fa J.M. van Kempen & Zonen was a well-known Voorschotense silversmith active between 1858 and 1924.
- See Museum Voorschoten for comparable Voorschoten bottle hangers.
- Literature: Nederlands Zilver (ter Molen) for Dutch silversmiths.

5063 – Bottle hanger
Country: Netherlands
City: Voorschoten
Marks:
- Master mark
- Old sword
- Key over the sword
Maker: VK together with a croissant = Fa J.M. van Kempen & Zonen (Voorschoten, 1858–1924; m 69063)
Year: 1858–1906
Weight: 9 grams
Length: 5.8 cm
The small dimensions (5.8 cm length) and the inscription ‘cognac’ point to a practical function for hanging bottles. The same design as 5064 emphasizes design consistency. The key over the sword is the mark when the item left the factory with partial tax rebate, small size, in use from 1853 to 1953.
- See Museum Voorschoten for comparable Voorschoten bottle hangers.
- Literature: Nederlands Zilver (ter Molen) for Dutch silversmiths and tax marks.

5064 – Bottle hanger
Country: Netherlands
City: Voorschoten
Marks:
- Master mark
- Old sword
- Key over the sword
Maker: VK together with a croissant = Fa J.M. van Kempen & Zonen (Voorschoten, 1858–1924; m 69063)
Year: 1858–1906
Weight: 9 grams
Length: 5.8 cm
The small dimensions (5.8 cm length) and the inscription ‘sherry’ indicate a practical function for hanging bottles. The same design as no. 5063 emphasizes design consistency.
- See Museum Voorschoten for comparable Voorschoten bottle hangers.
- Literature: Nederlands Zilver (ter Molen) for Dutch silversmiths and tax marks.