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Lot 129*
A rare early 19th century Japanese lacquered snuff box of Dutch topographical interest
21 November 2023, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,280 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA rare early 19th century Japanese lacquered snuff box of Dutch topographical interest
Of circular form decorated in gold hiramaki-e on a black-lacquered ground, the lid depicting the Muiderpoort, Amsterdam after an engraving by Carel Frederik Bendorp (Dutch, 1736-1814) after an original work by van Jan Bulthuis (Dutch, 1750-1801), the sides with cherry blossoms and the underside with sprays of autumnal plants, 8cm wide, 2.5cm high (3in wide, 0 1/2in high)
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Provenance
Kollenburg Antiquairs BV, 28 November 2006.
Jan Bulthuis (Groningen, 1750 - Amsterdam, 1801) was a Dutch artist, painter and draughtsman. Carel Frederik Bendorp was a student of Hendrik Kobell, Dirk Langendijk and Wouter Uiterlimmige.
The classically inspired Muiderpoort is located between the inner and outer moat of the old city walls - the Singelgracht and the then Lijnbaansgracht - and is the only surviving example of the gates that originally gave access to the city of Amsterdam in the 17th and 18th centuries.
























