Lot Essay
For a similar horn by an unidentified maker IB in shield, mid 17th Century see: A.C. Beeling, Nederlands Zilver 1600-1813 II, Leeuwarden, 1980, p. 60-61, illustrated.
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MAKER'S MARK ONLY OF CORNELIS BLAAUWBEENS, MIDDELBURG, CIRCA 1740, ALSO STRUCK WITH LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK OF 1795 FOR ZIERIKZEE AND LATER DUTCH DUTY MARK OF 1893-1906
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A rare Dutch silver-mounted "kruithoorn"
Maker's mark only of Cornelis Blaauwbeens, Middelburg, circa 1740, also struck with later Dutch duty mark of 1795 for Zierikzee and later Dutch duty mark of 1893-1906
The horn of usual curved shape with on top a silver-mounted cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, a plain silver mid-band with triangle rim, a dragon head finial with on top a hinged silver shaped animal used for closing the horn, a chain attached to the finial and top, marked on finial
22.5 cm. wide
Maker's mark only of Cornelis Blaauwbeens, Middelburg, circa 1740, also struck with later Dutch duty mark of 1795 for Zierikzee and later Dutch duty mark of 1893-1906
The horn of usual curved shape with on top a silver-mounted cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, a plain silver mid-band with triangle rim, a dragon head finial with on top a hinged silver shaped animal used for closing the horn, a chain attached to the finial and top, marked on finial
22.5 cm. wide
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Please note that this lot is below Dutch legal alloy