Pair of Dutch silver casters

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Pair of Dutch silver casters

 

Martinus van Stapele, The Hague, 1790

 

586 grams in total; 20.5 cm high

 

Urn–shaped casters like these were fashionable during the last two decades of the 18th century. They often occurred in pairs and were intended for sprinkling sugar rather than spices. The latter ones are usually smaller in size and are sometimes part of cruet stands.

 

Provenance:

Private collection, The Netherlands

 

Associate literature:

E.J. Voet, Merken van Haagsche Goud- en Zilvermerken, Den Haag, 1941

Jet Pijzel, Haags Goud en Zilver, Zwolle, 2005