Kraantjeskan, Nicolaas van Diemen (attributed to), 1756 The pear-shaped can, with a loose, profiled lid, has three legs, which rest on ebony bobbins, a tap and a on the other hand placed C-shaped ebbony ear. The cast, bent legs end in volutes, as well as the silver connecting piece on the bottom of the ear. The connecting piece on the top of the ear is surrounded by a profile edge at the onset of the wood. The curved, cast tap has a cube -shaped widening in the middle, in which the rotating tap fits. The handle of this is formed by an asmetrical cartouche, filled with an ebony plate, built fro
Kraantjeskan, Nicolaas van Diemen (attributed to), 1756 The pear-shaped can, with a loose, profiled lid, has three legs, which rest on ebony bobbins, a tap and a on the other hand placed C-shaped ebbony ear. The cast, bent legs end in volutes, as well as the silver connecting piece on the bottom of the ear. The connecting piece on the top of the ear is surrounded by a profile edge at the onset of the wood. The curved, cast tap has a cube -shaped widening in the middle, in which the rotating tap fits. The handle of this is formed by an asmetrical cartouche, filled with an ebony plate, built from leaf voles. A double profile runs around the opening of the tap. The body is closed by a profile edge at the top. The lid has a flat top, on which the ebbenhouten spherical button with torn base, crowned by a silver button. At the bottom of the upper edge of the body, a engraved decoration of masonry has been applied, closed on the bottom by a heavy edge of (leaf) volutes and rocailles, where two flowers have been hung with ribbons. When attaching the crane, the jug is engraved with a shield -shaped field of masonry, surrounded by a similar edge. An engraved edge of (leaf) volutes runs over the lid. Amsterdam silver (metal). ebony (wood) The pear-shaped can, with a loose, profiled lid, has three legs, which rest on ebony bobbins, a tap and a on the other hand placed C-shaped ebbony ear. The cast, bent legs end in volutes, as well as the silver connecting piece on the bottom of the ear. The connecting piece on the top of the ear is surrounded by a profile edge at the onset of the wood. The curved, cast tap has a cube -shaped widening in the middle, in which the rotating tap fits. The handle of this is formed by an asmetrical cartouche, filled with an ebony plate, built from leaf voles. A double profile runs around the opening of the tap. The body is closed by a profile edge at the top. The lid has a flat top, on which the ebbenhouten spherical button with torn base, crowned by
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