A Dutch silver-mounted coconut cup Maker's mark only for Hendrik Jansz van Hassel, Harlingen, circa 1640 On spreading foot, chased with laurel wreath border and four alternating plain and foliate panels, the nut finely carved with a scene of the Wedding at Canaan in an oval strapwork cartouche, and two further cartouches, one with an elegant man, the other with a lady, standing in a landscape with houses in the background, flanked by two oval medallions, one with monogram F*C.P. , the other, T*S.H , centred by a further oval medallion carved with a flaming heart, two clasped hands and surrounded with the inscription GETROV, TOT.IN, DEN.DOOT , with foliate and plain mounted upper rim, with initials 'A*P', marked on base 14 cm. (5½ in.) high
A Dutch silver-mounted coconut cup Maker's mark only for Hendrik Jansz van Hassel, Harlingen, circa 1640 On spreading foot, chased with laurel wreath border and four alternating plain and foliate panels, the nut finely carved with a scene of the Wedding at Canaan in an oval strapwork cartouche, and two further cartouches, one with an elegant man, the other with a lady, standing in a landscape with houses in the background, flanked by two oval medallions, one with monogram F*C.P. , the other, T*S.H , centred by a further oval medallion carved with a flaming heart, two clasped hands and surrounded with the inscription GETROV, TOT.IN, DEN.DOOT , with foliate and plain mounted upper rim, with initials 'A*P', marked on base 14 cm. (5½ in.) high
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