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 swordmark
Maker: MC over each other with a line in a rectangle = Widowed 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. Widowed 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 swordmark
Maker: BR with a 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 length) and the inscription ‘Port’ indicate a practical function for hanging bottles.
- See Gemeentemuseum The Hague for comparable Hague bottle hangers.
- Literature: Haags Zilver (Pijzel-Dommisse) for The Hague silversmiths.

5062 – Bottle hanger
Country: Netherlands
City: Voorschoten
Marks:
- Master mark
- Old swordmark
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 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 swordmark
- Key over the swordmark
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 consistency in design. The key over the swordmark is the mark used when dispatching the object 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 swordmark
- Key over the swordmark
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.