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  • A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.
  • A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.
  • A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.
  • A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.
  • A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.
  • A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.
  • A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.
  • A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.
A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.

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A pewter salt cellar. High 5 cm. Upper diameter 5 cm. Diameter foot 4 cm. Pewter with deep black patina. Found in an early seventeenth century excavation site. The very small size almost certainly points to use by a child as a toy. Considering its age in a remarkably good condition.  

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A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.

A pewter toy salt cellar from an early 17th century excavation site in a Dutch provincial town.


A pewter salt cellar. High 5 cm. Upper diameter 5 cm. Diameter foot 4 cm. Pewter with deep black patina. Found in an early seventeenth century excavation site. The very small size almost certainly points to use by a child as a toy. Considering its age in a remarkably good condition.
 
Two 18th Century toy pewter lid jugs with hallmarks.

Two 18th Century toy pewter lid jugs with hallmarks.


Two pewter toy jugs. High 13 and 17 cm. Both hallmarked on the bottom with 18th century hallmarks. Both in mint condition with signs of use. Both with a hinged lid on top. Holland eightteenth century. This type of toy still in good condition is extremely rare.
An 18th Century pewter Dutch porridge bowl hallmarked with a rose and initials

An 18th Century pewter Dutch porridge bowl hallmarked with a rose and initials "E.R.".


A pewter porridge bowl. Length (without handles) 14 cm. With handles 25 cm. Height 5 cm. Hallmarked with a rose and "E.R.". In mint condition. Holland, eightteenth century.
 
An 18th century pewter measuring can of 50 cc with various hallmarks.

An 18th century pewter measuring can of 50 cc with various hallmarks.


A pewter measuring can. High 8 cm. Wide 5 cm. Weight 200 gram. Contains 50 cc. With 5 hallmarks just below the rim. In mint condition. Holland, late 18th century.
 
Two early 18th century heavy bronze cauldrons.

Two early 18th century heavy bronze cauldrons.


Two cauldrons. High (without iron handle) 12 cm. Weight 6 kilogram. The cauldrons are clearly hand made in solid bronze with irregular openings. Both resting on three feet. The handles are made of wrought iron. Both cauldrons in mint condition with signs of use in open fire. Low Countries, around 1700.
 
A Frisian schoolbox decorated with a sailing ship.

A Frisian schoolbox decorated with a sailing ship.


A schoolbox. Measuring 43 x 21 x 8 cm. On the lid a sailing ship. Further the typical stencilled roses around the ship. This type of schoolbox was made in the area of IJlst in Friesland. Made around 1850. The box is in mint condition with an old repair to the lid. On the inside of the lid the name of its owner : "S.M.Sijsma".
 
A superb boxwood screwdriver in mint condition.

A superb boxwood screwdriver in mint condition.


A screwdriver. Overall length 14 cm. Length of handle 9 cm. The handle is entirely made of boxwood with an ebony screw on cap. The handle marked "2" and the metal part "P2". On the brass ring separating steel and handle the same "P2" mark. The screwdriver is in mint condition and was made in Holland around 1850. 
 
A brass precision set for measuring fluid content by Jan Marten Kleman Amsterdam (1758-1845).

A brass precision set for measuring fluid content by Jan Marten Kleman Amsterdam (1758-1845).


A set of measuring instruments in a mahogany box. Size 58 x 17 x 3,5 cm. Signed J.M.Kleman & Son Amsterdam. All parts numbered " 12 ". The set is complete and in superb condition. Kleman had his shop in Amsterdam between 1758 and 1845 on the Nieuwendijk 126 in Amsterdam. He was famous for his precision instruments. Also abroad. The present set belonged to the official Hallmark Office and their label is also present in the box. It was used for measuring contents.
 
An eightteenth century German painted box with

An eightteenth century German painted box with "Wismuth Malerei" featuring a lion in a landscape.


A painted wooden box. Long 25 cm. Wide 16,5 cm. High 16,5 cm. On the convex lid a delicate painting of a lion in a landscape with trees. On all sides a painting of flowers. The inside is also painted in red. The box is in good condition with minor signs of use. This type of decoration is called "Wismuth Malerei" because of the use of the chemical element "Bismuth". Bohemia, 18th century.
 
A nineteenth century brass one liter measuring can from a Hallmarks Office in a fitting wooden case.

A nineteenth century brass one liter measuring can from a Hallmarks Office in a fitting wooden case.


A heavy brass measuring can in a wooden box. Size of the box : 21,5 cm x 13,5 cm x 12,5 cm. Size of the can : 18 cm. Weight 2260 gram. On the can the engraved text: " Standaard der Nederl: Kan .(Litre)" From an official Hallmarking Office. The metric system was adopted from the French in 1820. The can is fitted in a wooden case with some labels and signs from the Hallmarking Office. Can and case in mint condition. 
 
Two nineteenth century Dutch wooden painted containers.

Two nineteenth century Dutch wooden painted containers.


Two wooden tubs. Size 32 and 27 cm long. Cooped and fortified with brass bands. One painted orange and the other green on the outside and red on the inside. Both in good condition with signs of use. This sort of tub was used for storage of food, for instance butter.
 
Five seventeenth century keys.

Five seventeenth century keys.


Five early keys. Length varying from 12 to 17 cm. In good general condition with minor signs of use. Holland, early seventeenth century.