A Dutch silver tobacco box Roelof Helweg, Amsterdam 1793
A Dutch silver tobacco box
Roelof Helweg, Amsterdam 1793
Rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with three figures drinking in a tavern, with a sailing vessel partially visible to the ground, flanked either side with scroll cartouches with inscription 'Den Schippei Vaart de See De Koopman hout het Lant Soo Gaet de Koopman Schap te Wa ter en te Lande', the base engraved with a two-handled vase of flowers, length 13.5cm, weight 8.2oz.
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A Dutch silver tobacco box
Roelof Helweg, Amsterdam 1793
Rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with three figures drinking in a tavern, with a sailing vessel partially visible to the ground, flanked either side with scroll cartouches with inscription 'Den Schippei Vaart de See De Koopman hout het Lant Soo Gaet de Koopman Schap te Wa ter en te Lande', the base engraved with a two-handled vase of flowers, length 13.5cm, weight 8.2oz.
