DUTCH SILVER BONBON SPOON NUT SERVING STPAINER WINDMILL Holland Netherlands 1916

Description

A Dutch solid silver structure bonbon/nut serving spoon/ladle/strainer.
Handle decorated with scrolls and flowers.
Terminal decorated with a windmill with rotating blades.
Ruffled and pierced bowl beautifully decorated
with scrolls, a fishing boat and a Dutch village scene.
Please look and inspect all the photos.
Not monogrammed.
Marked on windmill blade:
"Roman sword" mark for .833/1000 silver purity.
Marked on windmill house:
"Minerva A" mark for assayer office city of Amsterdam.
Marked into bowl interior:
"V.S" into an oval for maker/manufacturer;
date letter "H" into a round punch for 1916;
"Lion passant 2" for minimum .833/1000 silver purity;
"Key" mark is a duty restitution mark upon export.
Please see photos with
blue
arrows.
Made in the Netherlands/Holland, ca.1916
Pictures will tell you more.
Approx.:
Length: 4-3/8in.  (111mm.)
Bowl Width: 1-15/16in.  (49mm.)
Bowl Depth: 1/2in.  (12.5mm.)
Weight: 0.94 troy oz.  (2.91 gr.)
Thick-walled, heavy for it size.
Minor tarnish/patina into ornaments what is not a defect.
Dark and bright spots you are seeing,
are reflections of a camera and other objects.
Commensurate with age, the condition is excellent.
Rare for its pattern, maker mark and overall condition.
p.s.
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