Dutch Silver Biscuit Box - Antique 1857

Description

This exceptional antique Dutch silver biscuit box has circular form.

The body of the box is plain and encompassed with a band of applied reed decoration to the lower rim.

This biscuit box retains the original hallmarked hinged cover ornamented with further applied reed decoration to the upper and lower rims.

The hallmarks struck to this impressive Dutch silver biscuit box include:

Maker's mark: ICF (untraced)

Duty mark: Minerva head, C (The Hague)

Tax mark: Axe/hatchet mark

Silver quality/purity mark: Crowned lion rampant .934 (934/1000)

Date mark: X (1857)

Retailer's mark: Diemont (William Diemont)

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