A DUTCH SILVER-GILT TANKARD, MARK OF JAN BUYSEN, AMSTERDAM, 1786
A DUTCH SILVER-GILT TANKARD
MARK OF JAN BUYSEN, AMSTERDAM, 1786
On spreading foot chased with sea creatures, the body embossed with scenes from the life of a Dutch naval hero Michiel de Ruyter, the handle in the form of the Lion Dutch Republic, with inscription 'ON SE DOOR LUGHTIGE ZEE HELDEN', the cover surmounted by a demasted man-o-war, marked underneath
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
42 oz. 17 dwt. (1,333 gr.)
The inscription in old Dutch reads 'ON SE DOOR LUGHTIGE ZEE HELDEN', which translates loosely as 'Our Respected Sea Heroes'.
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A DUTCH SILVER-GILT TANKARD
MARK OF JAN BUYSEN, AMSTERDAM, 1786
On spreading foot chased with sea creatures, the body embossed with scenes from the life of a Dutch naval hero Michiel de Ruyter, the handle in the form of the Lion Dutch Republic, with inscription 'ON SE DOOR LUGHTIGE ZEE HELDEN', the cover surmounted by a demasted man-o-war, marked underneath
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
42 oz. 17 dwt. (1,333 gr.)
The inscription in old Dutch reads 'ON SE DOOR LUGHTIGE ZEE HELDEN', which translates loosely as 'Our Respected Sea Heroes'.
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