Dutch Silver Decorative Box with Scene of 17th Century Naval Anglo-Dutch War, 1952

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Dutch silver decorative box with a scene from the 17th century naval war, 1952 a silver decorative box depicting the … Read more Dutch silver decorative box with a scene from the 17th century naval war, 1952 a silver decorative box depicting the battle of ter heijde or battle of scheveningen august 10, 1653, last naval battle of the first anglo-dutch war. In the center, the english flagship resolution, commanded by admiral george monck, fires broadly at brederode, the dutch flagship of the mortally wounded admiral maerten harpertsz tromp. This scene in high relief on the lid of the silver box comes from the original painting and was painted around 1654 by jan abrahamsz beerstraaten. The battle of scheveningen was the last naval battle of the first anglo-dutch war. It took place on july 31, 1653 between the fleets of the commonwealth of england and the dutch republic. The dutch fleet suffered heavy losses. The silver box is fully dutch silver hallmarked. "leeuw 2" for 835/000 purity of silver, the minerva head with letter b (hallmark) for the city of utrecht. The silver box is dated with the year letter r for 1952. The maker's mark for g. Schoorl (schoorl silver n.v.) this brand was used between 1944-1972. The oval silver side is with high relief in floral en leaf pattern. The box shows some traces of use. The measurement is 8 cm high, 22 cm wide and the dept is 14 cm the weight is 478 grams See less