Silver & Objects of Vertu - 24th January 2023

Lot 256

An 18th century Dutch silver corkscrew

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £480

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Description

An 18th century Dutch silver corkscrew,

by Hendrik Smook, Amsterdam, 1766,

panelled baluster sheath with chased foliate decoration, the handle with scrolls and shell decoration, the screw off base with a screw-out matrix, engraved with initials, length 8.3cm.