Lot 345: A Dutch silver tobacco pot

Mark of Jan Diederik Pont, Amsterdam, probably 1766
Shaped circular on three shaped shell feet, openwork lower band of C-scrolls and shells, the body engraved with rocaille ornaments, foliage and flowers, the detachable high-domed cover with gadrooned rim chased and engraved with shells, foliage and rocaille, with detachable foliate and bird finial, marked on base and inside cover
17.5 cm. high
650 gr.

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