A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-BOX
17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRIESLAND, INCUSE MAKER'S MARK
A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-BOX 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRIESLAND, INCUSE MAKER'S MARK Elongated octagonal, the hinged cover finely engraved with a scene of Sisera being struck with a tent-peg, the base engraved with a scene of Hercules or Samson fighting the lion, the borders engraved with foliage, marked twice inside, the base and cover further struck with a later Dutch control mark 4¼ in. (10.6 cm.) long 5 oz. (160 gr.)
A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-BOX
17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRIESLAND, INCUSE MAKER'S MARK
A DUTCH SILVER TOBACCO-BOX 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FRIESLAND, INCUSE MAKER'S MARK Elongated octagonal, the hinged cover finely engraved with a scene of Sisera being struck with a tent-peg, the base engraved with a scene of Hercules or Samson fighting the lion, the borders engraved with foliage, marked twice inside, the base and cover further struck with a later Dutch control mark 4¼ in. (10.6 cm.) long 5 oz. (160 gr.)
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