MARK OF JARIG GERRITS VAN DER LELY, LEEUWARDEN, 1633

细节

A Dutch silver marriage casket "knottekistje"
Mark of Jarig Gerrits van der Lely, Leeuwarden, 1633
Trunk-shaped, on four scroll dragon supports, reeded lower and upper rim, all sides each with medallions engraved with various biblical scenes surrounded by scrolling folliage, the body with lock and key, the hinged cover engraved with a scene of a couple holding each others hand, both sides with a scroll handle, the base engraved with double coat-of-arms, marked on base and inside box
9.5 cm. wide
159 gr.

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Please note this casket is dated 1633 and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

拍品专文

From the early 17th century on it became a Frisian tradition that a man proposed his beloved to marry him by presenting her with a coin knotted into a costly cloth. This cloth is named knottedoek after the special knot, knotte. If the girl drew the knot tighter, they considered themselves engaged. The knottedoek was later replaced by a sort of small textile bag and in the late 17th century by a silver casket, which by analogy was called a knottekistje. Three types occur, a trunk-shaped, an hexagonal-shaped and a circular-shaped. The most common type is the trunk-shaped on four ball supports with domed cover and swing handle. Frisian marriage caskets are delicately engraved with symbolic scenes concerning love and marriage. Apart from Friesland, they were also made in West-Friesland, the most northern part of Holland and Amsterdam.