A red-brown-tinted diamond-point engraved bottle, attributed to Anna Maria Schurman, late 17th century
of flattened ovoid form, with moulded vertical twisting ribs, decorated with a fine calligraphic script with the inscription 'Uw gunst myn leven', [Your favour, my life], the bottom of the bottle engraved with the initials AMS or AMVS, perhaps the monogram for Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678),
17cm., 6 5/8 in. high
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of flattened ovoid form, with moulded vertical twisting ribs, decorated with a fine calligraphic script with the inscription 'Uw gunst myn leven', [Your favour, my life], the bottom of the bottle engraved with the initials AMS or AMVS, perhaps the monogram for Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678),
17cm., 6 5/8 in. high