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 = Widows 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’ indicate a practical function for hanging bottles. Widows 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 with six-pointed star in 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) 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 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) and the inscription ‘Port à Port’ indicate a practical function for hanging bottles. Fa J.M. van Kempen & Zonen was a well-known Voorschoten 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
- Small key over the sword
Maker: VK 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) 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 on export of the item with partial repayment of paid tax, 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
- Small key over the sword
Maker: VK 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) and the inscription ‘sherry’ indicate a practical function for hanging bottles. The same design as nr. 5063 emphasizes design consistency.
- See Museum Voorschoten for comparable Voorschoten bottle-hangers.
- Literature: Nederlands Zilver (ter Molen) for Dutch silversmiths and tax marks.