Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 144
A late 17th century Continental silver wine taster
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3500
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Description
A late 17th century Continental silver wine taster,
possibly Dutch or Belgian, circa 1681, with later Dutch tax marks,
tapering circular form, with a raised centre, engraved with initials 'B.R' below '1681', on a circular foot, diameter 9.9cm, approx. weight 3.2oz.
Provenance: The Hadad Collection, then Wine related Silver and Plate, Christie's South Kensington, 6 November 2001, lot 103.