Tinder box with engraved representations derived from maritime shipping, Tinder box of silver, oval-shaped with engraved figurative scenes with captions. On the lid the departure of a sailor, on the left the grieving women, the maidservant and a boy with a dog, the sailor with a hat in his hand stands next to a symbolic female figure with anchor and falcon, on the right a seascape with sailing ships and a rowing boat. Caption: IF I DISTRIBUTE FROM THE LAND, GIVE ME ON THE BARS. I ALWAYS HOPE FOR GOD, etc. On the bottom is the engraved representation of the return with the caption: NO SEA
Tinder box with engraved representations derived from maritime shipping, Tinder box of silver, oval-shaped with engraved figurative scenes with captions. On the lid the departure of a sailor, on the left the grieving women, the maidservant and a boy with a dog, the sailor with a hat in his hand stands next to a symbolic female figure with anchor and falcon, on the right a seascape with sailing ships and a rowing boat. Caption: IF I DISTRIBUTE FROM THE LAND, GIVE ME ON THE BARS. I ALWAYS HOPE FOR GOD, etc. On the bottom is the engraved representation of the return with the caption: NO SEA OR AMBAGTSMAN IS WELCOME AGAIN IN HUYS, IF HE BRING HIS WIFE WITH MANY SESHALVENTHUIS. On the upright wall: NIAMEND HAPPY FOR HIS DOOT, IT IS THAT THE PROFIT IS LINE OR BIG. FOR CRESUS RICH AND HIGHLY LIFTED MUST LEAVE IN POVERTY ................................. LIFE. Furthermore, a rebus: SELDEN TIME (an hourglass) WITHOUT A FIGHT. Brands on the bottom: crowned weapon Amsterdam, yrl. G = 1769, mt. man with crown and scepter for Jacobus Koning., anonymous, Amsterdam, 1769, silver (metal), engraving, h cm × w cm × l cm
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