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Antique Dutch Sterling Silver Box 1894 Dog Walking Mint
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Antique Dutch Sterling Silver Box 1894 Dog Walking Mint

19th century
Description

A beautiful Dutch antique solid silver box. It is hallmarked with the Dutch export key & lion passant mark and a makers mark and English sterling silver import marks for 1894. It has been superbly designed with the lid depicting an 18th century dog walking scene. It has been beautifully made and is in super condition being free from dings splits holes and repairs. The inside is clean and gilded the lid closes tight. It measures approx. 1.25 inches (3cm) across by 1 inch tall and weighs 29 grams. A beautifully made piece.

Date of Manufacture

The Silver Squirrel has dated this Dutch Sterling Silver Box to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 09659483
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 132 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
London import date letter t: imported and assayed in 1894.
Sponsor mark S.B.L for Samuel Boyce Landeck: known London importer of Dutch silver.
Dutch export key stamp on the lid: manufactured in the Netherlands.
Gilded interior: original vermeil lining preserved from the late 19th century.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1237069
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406//85//06
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Description
A beautiful Dutch antique solid silver box.
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It is hallmarked with the Dutch export key & lion passant mark and a makers mark and English sterling silver import marks for 1894.
The Silver Squirrel

It has been superbly designed with the lid depicting an 18th century dog walking scene. It has been beautifully made and is in super condition being free from dings splits holes and repairs. The inside is clean and gilded the lid closes tight. It measures approx. 1.25 inches (3cm) across by 1 inch tall and weighs 29 grams. A beautifully made piece.

Date of Manufacture

The Silver Squirrel has dated this Dutch Sterling Silver Box to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09659483
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 132 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
London import date letter t: imported and assayed in 1894.
Sponsor mark S.B.L for Samuel Boyce Landeck: known London importer of Dutch silver.
Dutch export key stamp on the lid: manufactured in the Netherlands.
Gilded interior: original vermeil lining preserved from the late 19th century.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1237069
Dealers Internal Ref
406//85//06
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A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building.
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Archive I A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building.

Antique Dutch Sterling Silver Box 1894 Dog Walking Mint

Archive II A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View II
Archive III A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View III
Archive IV A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View IV
Archive V A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View V
Archive VI A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View VI
Archive VII A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View VII
Archive VIII A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View VIII
Archive IX A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View IX
Archive X A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building. View X
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A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building.
ANTIQUE DUTCH STERLING SILVER BOX 1894 DOG WALKING MINT
Ref: SA1237069
A small rectangular sterling silver box with a hinged lid featuring a raised relief scene of a figure walking a dog near a rustic building.
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  • ObjectTrinket Box
  • Period19th century
  • StyleDutch Revival
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsRepousse relief, Figural scene, Hinged lid, Dog motif

This Victorian trinket box is an antique Dutch sterling silver piece in the Dutch revival style. The box is made of solid sterling silver with a silver colour, featuring repousse relief decoration and a hinged lid depicting an eighteenth-century figural scene of a gentleman walking a dog near a rustic building with trees and architectural details. Visible details include a clean gilded interior, crisp high-relief chasing, and a tight-closing hinged lid with a subtle bevelled edge and small hinges at the top. The silver surface shows light age-related surface scratches and minor patina highlights across the raised motifs, with clear import hallmarks visible near the background building. It measures 3 cm across by 2.5 cm deep and 2.5 cm tall, weighing 29 grams. Placed on an office desk or gentleman's library table, it functions practically as a small container to hold cufflinks, small keepsakes, or stamps.

FAQs

Clean the silver periodically using a soft cotton cloth and specialised non-abrasive silver polish, taking care to avoid harsh chemicals that can strip natural tarnish from the recessed relief areas.

Small silver decorative boxes function effectively when placed on a gentlemans library desk, styled atop a stack of hardcover books on a sideboard, or displayed within a curated glass cabinet.

Authentic Dutch silver items bear official Dutch hallmarks, such as the lion passant mark, duty marks, makers marks, or date letters struck directly into the surface of the piece.

Artisans crafted these pieces using sterling or continental grade silver, hammering the relief design from the reverse side using the repousse technique and fine-tuning details on the front through chasing.

Repousse silver boxes featuring genre scenes, figures, and rural landscapes were prominent decorative items produced in the Netherlands throughout the 19th century, drawing inspiration from 17th-century Dutch Golden Age artwork.
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