Tinder box with engraved representations derived from maritime shipping, Tinder box of silver, oval-shaped with engraved figurative scenes with captions. On the lid the departure of a sailor, on the left the grieving women, the maidservant and a boy with a dog, the sailor with a hat in his hand stands next to a symbolic female figure with anchor and falcon, on the right a seascape with sailing ships and a rowing boat. Caption: IF I DISTRIBUTE FROM THE LAND, GIVE ME ON THE BARS. I ALWAYS HOPE FOR GOD, etc. On the bottom is the engraved representation of the return with the caption: NO SEA OR AMBAGTSMAN IS WELCOME AGAIN IN HUYS, IF HE BRING HIS WIFE WITH MANY SESHALVENTHUIS. On the upright wall: NIAMEND HAPPY FOR HIS DOOT, IT IS THAT THE PROFIT IS LINE OR BIG. FOR CRESUS RICH AND HIGHLY LIFTED MUST LEAVE IN POVERTY ................................. LIFE. Furthermore, a rebus: SELDEN TIME (an hourglass) WITHOUT A FIGHT. Brands on the bottom: crowned weapon Amsterdam, yrl. G = 1769, mt. man with crown and scepter for Jacobus Koning., anonymous, Amsterdam, 1769, silver (metal), engraving, h 3.5 cm × w 5.5 cm × l 16.0 cm
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Tinder box, engraved representations derived, maritime shipping, black-and-white, oval-shaped, engraved figurative scenes, captions, lid, departure, sailor, left, grieving women, maidservant, boy, dog, hat, hand stands next, symbolic female figure, anchor, falcon, right, seascape, sailing ships, rowing boat, Caption, IF I DISTRIBUTE, LAND, GIVE ME, BARS, I ALWAYS HOPE FOR GOD, etc, bottom, engraved representation, return, caption, NO SEA, AMBAGTSMAN, WELCOME AGAIN, HUYS, IF HE BRING HIS WIFE, MANY SESHALVENTHUIS, upright wall, NIAMEND HAPPY FOR HIS DOOT, THAT, PROFIT, LINE, BIG, FOR CRESUS RICH, HIGHLY LIFTED MUST LEAVE, POVERTY, LIFE, Furthermore, rebus, SELDEN TIME, hourglass, WITHOUT, FIGHT, Brands, crowned weapon Amsterdam, yrl, G = 1769, mt, man, crown, scepter, Jacobus Koning, Amsterdam, 1769, metal, engraving
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