STERLING SILVER WINE TASTER TASTEVIN Holland Netherlands England Import ca1896

Description

A solid sterling silver wine taster/tastevin.
Wide, wavy-form bowl with short handle.
Handle decorated with medallion.
Bowl decorated with a Dutch village scene,
please see photos.
Marked to handle left of medallion:
"Dolphin" - Dutch mark for tax/duty;
Marked to bowl interior:
figural letter "H" or letters "IS" or a trademark;
initials "VB" probably for maker;
initials "S.B.L." for British retailer Samuel Boyce Landeck;
letter "F" for foreign manufacture;
"Crown" for city of Sheffield;
"Lion passant" for sterling silver;
script Gothic date letter "d" for 1896
Made in the Netherlands/Holland, ca.1896 or earlier,
a British import ca.1896
Photos will tell you more.
Approx.:
Length: 4-1/16in.  (103mm.)
Bowl Width: 2-1/2in.  (63mm.)
Bowl Depth: 5/8in.  (17mm.)
Weight: 1.11 troy oz.  (34.5 gr.)
Dark spots you are seeing,
are reflections of a camera and other objects.
Commensurate with age, the condition is very good to excellent.
Rare for its pattern, marks and overall condition.
p.s.
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