Paper knife - Silver

Beautiful, authentic Dutch silver letter opener in excellent condition. The letter opener’s top is beautifully decorated with a highly detailed openwork sailing ship (a three-masted/VOC ship), resting on an elegantly worked intermediate section with dolphins/volutes. This piece was manufactured by the famed Zilverfabriek H. Hooijkaas from Schoonhoven, a silversmith renowned worldwide for its high-quality Dutch standard and novelty silver. The blade’s rear side is fully and clearly hallmarked with the official Dutch silver marks: 33.2 grams see photo • Master mark H•H: H. Hooijkaas, Schoonhoven. • Lopende Leeuw (met 2): Waarborgstempel voor 2e gehalte zilver (833/1000). • Minervakop: Kantoor van Waarborging. • Jaarletter g: (Eerste helft 20e eeuw).

Estimation:€52

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