Miniature Dutch Silver Cross-Leg Cabinet by Herbert Hooijkaas, 1901

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A dutch silver 20 cm high miniature cross-leg cabinet, herbert hooijkaas, 1901 a large dutch silver miniature cross-leg cabinet on … more A dutch silver 20 cm high miniature cross-leg cabinet, herbert hooijkaas, 1901 a large dutch silver miniature cross-leg cabinet on bottle legs with twisted connection in rococo style with columns and 2 doors with an interior with shelves. The top has a flap lid with 2 compartments. The cabinet has a scene of a landscape with people with animals and playing music dutch silver hallmarks made by silversmith herbert hooijkaas, schoonhoven. The cabinet is dated with the year letter r from the year 1901. The old ship mark (pseudo maker’s mark) on the bottom of the cabinet stands for the city amsterdam, where the miniature cabinet is made. The h on the bottom also serves as a year letter. Hallmark walking lion, 2 with the silver purity of 835/1000. Minerva head the measurements are 20 cm high, 9,5 cm wide and the depth is 4,5 cm the weight is 526 gram. less