A rare Dutch silver-gilt marriage casket "knottekistje" Mark of Reynder Bell, Hoorn, 1672 Rectangular and on four ball and foliage feet, the sides finely engraved with scenes from the Wedding at Canaan and with an auricular lock plate, the hinged domed cover finely engraved with two hands clasping a heart pierced with two arrows, surrounded by engraved foliage scroll medallions, each engraved with an inscription, the front 'De Kuijssheyt hier Sijn Strale geeft. Soo Wirt in Reyne echt Beleeft' , the right, 'Al Beijde Jacobs Seven Jaar Noch kreeg hy syne Weder paar' , the back, 'Des heeren kracht in godelijckheyt. Op kanaens' feest is gebreit' , the left, 'Die fijn trouw met godt verbint, Altijt des heeren Segen vint' , with a plain scroll handle, the velvet-lined interior later fitted with two facetted blue glass flasks with silver-gilt tops, each finely engraved to match the casket, marked on base and with a later Dutch duty mark 1807 9.2 cm long gross 228 gr.
A rare Dutch silver-gilt marriage casket "knottekistje" Mark of Reynder Bell, Hoorn, 1672 Rectangular and on four ball and foliage feet, the sides finely engraved with scenes from the Wedding at Canaan and with an auricular lock plate, the hinged domed cover finely engraved with two hands clasping a heart pierced with two arrows, surrounded by engraved foliage scroll medallions, each engraved with an inscription, the front 'De Kuijssheyt hier Sijn Strale geeft. Soo Wirt in Reyne echt Beleeft' , the right, 'Al Beijde Jacobs Seven Jaar Noch kreeg hy syne Weder paar' , the back, 'Des heeren kracht in godelijckheyt. Op kanaens' feest is gebreit' , the left, 'Die fijn trouw met godt verbint, Altijt des heeren Segen vint' , with a plain scroll handle, the velvet-lined interior later fitted with two facetted blue glass flasks with silver-gilt tops, each finely engraved to match the casket, marked on base and with a later Dutch duty mark 1807 9.2 cm long gross 228 gr.
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