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| 18th Century Louis XIV Style Dutch Silver Salver - The Hague, Gregorius van der Toorn
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Reference: S11470
Period: George II
Year: 1738
Silversmith: Gregorius van der Toorn
Place: The Hague
Price: $ 1 150.00
Weight: 308 grams
Dimensions: 19.7 cm
Condition: Very good, note the old repair to a split, 2.5 cm rectangular strip of silver added to back, we love this repair! Another small 4 mm split to another corner. Some scratches to surface, salver has been buffed clean.
Description: An 18th century Dutch silver salver, in the Louis XIV style, made by Gregorius van der Toorn in The Hague (Den Haag) in 1738. The salver is of almost square form, with moulded shaped corners with shell and scroll decoration and a stepped border, and sits on 4 curved shaped feet. An almost identical shell and scroll salver decoration is depicted in the book "Dutch Silver" by M.H. Gans, page 47, where this style of decoration is dated to 1730. The salver has 4 clear hallmarks, including makers mark G.T in oval punch for Gregorius van der Toorn, this mark is very clear, even showing detail of the indented font at the top of the G and T. The remaining hallmarks include crowned lion rampant Holland standard mark (fineness 934), The Hague (Den Haag or S Gravenhage) city mark (stork holding eel below coronet), this mark with slight wear on one side, and a clear date letter Q crowned for 1738. Gregorius van der Toorn was born in 1715, and became master in 1738, the year this salver was made. He died in 1771 after a long career, today he is remembered as one of the most prolific silversmiths of The Hague of the period. J.W. Frederiks, in his book "Dutch Silver vol. 2 The Hague", page 169, describes van der Toorn as "one of the best masters of The Hague, the shapes he created were beautiful and his execution faultless". Two beautiful examples of his work are shown in the book "Nederlands Zilver Dutch Silver 1580-1830" by A.L. den Blaauwen, no. 134 a wine cooler in the Rijksmuseum, and 136 a kettle and stand from the Gemeente Museum.
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