Lot 2729

1666 - Engraved wedding medal box 'Bastiaen Plouier' by an unknown Silversmith (Bemolt 182, this piece). Obv. Adam and Eve in paradise surrounded by animals - Als' godt den ersten menschen schiep, het hauwelick hÿ doen beriep, enseid het is niet goet, dat hÿ hier allen leven moet" / Rev. Coat of arms - Bastiaen Plouier Anno 1666 Den 4 Februarÿ - ca. 55 mm. 42,55 gram. Two nineteenth century hallmarks on the edge, two older (possibly German?) in each half - Slight discolorations, finely engraved - Unique! - Ex. A.O. van Kerwijk (exhibited at the Leiden silver exhibit in 1935) -> veiling Jacques Schulman 3 Juli 1922