This wine jug was made in 1787 by the well known Amsterdam silversmith Johannes Schiotling. It is one of the few large examples known in Dutch silver. It is...

With the rise of cities, a society with more written rules, agreements and laws, more had to be recorded and the need for inkwells and inkstands grew. Until...

This calligrapher or writer was made in Amsterdam in 1747 by Arnoldus van Geffen.In the days when many people did not (sufficiently) master the art of writing, a...

While musicians can now grow into true pop stars, in the Middle Ages they still had to travel from village to village to scrape together a living. A...

This silver miniature oil lamp was made in Amsterdam in 1795 by Hendrik Duller. It has tongs and a snuffer on a chain attached to the lamp.In the...

This chamber pot was made around 1725 by Frederik van Strant in Amsterdam. A chamber pot or piss pot, potty, po, gazunder,or thunder pot) is a container with...

Originally it was customary for a pair of knives to be given as part of a bridal trousseau. The practice of giving knives first started in the 14th...

This exceptional and elegant set of four sauce boats with ladles was superbly designed and made by Pieter Kersbergen. Sauce boats of this heavy quality are very rare...

This important gold medal with its accompanying beautifully executed silver box, was made in 1697 on the occasion of the signing of the Peace of Rijswijk that year....

The sleek, understated design of this large strawberry dish has a timeless look. And yet it is more than 250 years since it was made by the Amsterdam...

Books and Bibles with silver or even gold locks were made in numbers in past centuries. Intricately worked, full silver bindings like this example however, are extremely rare...

This large tea chest is built up entirely of filigree panels. When the lid of the Batavian chest is lifted, we find a solid and intricately engraved silver...

A marriage box or ‘knot box’ was a valuable gift from a man to the woman he wanted to marry. This round silver Frisian knot box stands on...

Seldom do we come across such an early and elaborately decorated example of a bootjesketting, a typically Dutch jewel. Bootjeskettingen are delicate necklaces and of the earliest examples,...

This elegant brooch in the shape of a swan swimming was made in England in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. A period known as the Victorian...

This sumptuously decorated tureen and stand, made by Valentijn Caspar Bömcke in 1767 in Amsterdam, is one of the most exuberant examples of the Rococo style in the...

This 18-carat gold and wood bracelet was made van Van Cleef & Arpels in Paris around 1970. It is made in the shape of a twisted cable ending...

This water kettle on stand has a naturalistic design, a style that became fashionable in Holland from 1750 onwards. The shapes are derived from the melon and pumpkin-like...

Dutch fish slices are amongst the most ornate serving tools made in silver, and they occur in a wide variety of ornaments. The blade of the slice is...

A silver miniature depicting a cooper with barrel.The cooper stands on a rectangular base with engraved checkered pattern. In his right hand, the cooper holds a stave which...

A silver miniature depicting a garlic vendor.The vendor stands on a rectangular base with engraved checkered pattern. With his left hand, he holds a stick with two strands...

This elegant gold, diamond and sapphire necklace was made in Paris in the 1960’s by Boucheron. The textured eighteen carat gold links have a granulated look and a...

This eighteen carat gold and black jade bracelet was designed by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Company in the 1970’s. The hinged, polished gold bangle is inlaid with...

At first glance, this ebony cabinet looks very restrained, but when the two doors and the lid are opened they reveal a magnificent interior decorated with silver panels....

René Lalique was one of the most successful makers of jewellery and glass of all time and his Art Nouveau jewellery is highly sought-after. Among the pieces he...

This very early marriage cutlery set has finely engraved silver handles with grotesques and cartouches containing scenes from the Bible. The names of the couple and 1590, the...

To date only fourteen Dutch bottles with silver mounts are known. They were all made in the sixteen-sixties and of similar design. Only two of these bottles were...

This stunning pair of chandelier earrings, made of platinum, gold, rubies and diamonds was made by Harry Winston in New York in the 1970’s. The earrings are made...

This elegant early eighteenth-century silver teapot on a stand is a magnificent and early example of foreign filigree for which Dutch hallmarked silver was made. Until now the...

This impressively large set includes no fewer than sixteen candlesticks with two three-armed branches or candelabras. A set of this size and quality, weighing almost 14 kilograms, was...

This charming scene of a girl on a swing is rare. The arches to which the swing is attached are gracefully shaped. The girl is dressed in a...

This delightful caster has a completely plain, baluster-shaped body. The removable cover has open openworked sprinkle openings, some of them are heart-shaped. The caster is fully marked on...

The most prominent piece of this rare and extensive miniature tea set is the water kettle on stand that stands in the centre on the large oval tray....

Among miniature silver carriages, a coach like this one with four wheels, is the rarest. This fine example is being pulled by a two-horse pair. The coachman holds...

This charming beaker is a very pretty miniature version of the large silver beakers made in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Not only the shape of the...

This handsome pair of silver casters was made in 1773 by the Frisian silversmith Jan Rienstra who worked in Sneek.The completely symmetrical casters stand on round domed foot....

Dutch silver tea caddies were made throughout the 18th century. It is highly exceptional to see seven Dutch silver tea caddies of this high quality side by side....

These impressive Louis XV-style silver casters are among the largest of their kind ever made in the Netherlands. The round foot has a matted rocaille or so called...

This exceptionally charming Frisian inkstand was made in 1784 by the Leeuwarden silversmith Hendrik Dauw.  Eighteenth-century Dutch silver inkstands made, like this one, in Louis XV style, are rare....

This rectangular marriage casket or knot box stands on four ball feet. The front, back and lid are finely engraved with cartouches surrounded by foliate scrolls. Each cartouche...

De zijkant van deze ronde mand heeft een volledig symmetrisch opengewerkt decor en is een prachtig en zuiver voorbeeld van de Hollandse Lodewijk XIV stijl. De grote schelp...

This most charming rattle is modelled as a mermaid with a curled tail and blowing a horn. The rattle is decorated in great detail, not only the mermaid’s...

This incredibly finely crafted pendant is made by the Italian jeweller Michele della Valle from gold, coral, tsavorite and diamond. The apple is carved from rich orange-red coral...

This superbly elegant Art Nouveau brooch was made in Paris around 1900 by Henri Vever of gold, enamel and moonstone. The gold veins of the ivy leaves are...

This wonderful eighteen carat gold, diamond and turqoise turtle clip brooch was made in the 1950s by the famous French jeweller Van Cleef and Arpels, one of the...

What’s not to love about these three 1940s bracelets? The large sugarloaf-cut gemstones give them a highly sophisticated look. The upper gold bracelet has oval open links, set...

This whimsical frog brooch dates from the start of the 20th century, and is set with sparkling old European cut diamonds, set in silver on gold. Its eyes...

This 18 carat white gold ring is set with a beautifully bright and lively round brilliant cut diamond weighing 3.42 carats, with two baguette cut diamonds on either...

This stunning bracelet, made in the 1940’s, is designed in classic Retro style. Seven lustrous sky blue emerald cut aquamarines, together weighing around 35 carats, are set in...

These elegant rosé gold tassle earclips were made by Marianne Ostier in the 1960’s. Marianne Ostier (1902-1976) was the primary designer behind Ostier, Inc., a jewelry firm she...

This silver miniature doghouse was made in Amsterdam in 1765 by Arnoldus van Geffen.The oblong house shaped kennel stands on a silver base which has rounded corners at...

This very charming pin tray has four oval, hollow compartments to hold pins. Along the edges between each oval compartments is a beautifully chased tulip from which the...

This smooth pear-shaped miniature jug is standing on a stand ring. Opposite the spout is an S-shaped handle mounted with the hinge on top to which the lid...

A pair of antique silver miniature collar candlesticks made in Amsterdam around 1680 by Boele Rijnhout.The candlesticks stand on a hexagonal, high profiled base and have a baluster-shaped...

This very charming antique silver miniature tea chest has three silver tea caddies and was made in Amsterdam in 1794 by Hendrik Duller.The rectangular box has a domed...

This miniature silver gilt standing cup and cover has an ornate decoration on the foot. The cup is decorated with fruit bunches between garlands of draped fabric. The...

This miniature milk jug with its completely smooth pear-shaped body has a beautifully scalloped upper rim incorporating the pouring lip. Opposite is a beautifully detailed handle. The weight...

This oval miniature silver tea caddy stands on three ball feet and has a hinged lid with a suspension eye. On top of the lid is a scalloped...

These ravishing, 18 carat gold pendant earrings were made in Northern France around 1850 and are called Milano’s. They take there name from the idea that they are...

Heading into the new season with this Horse and Carriage made in Amsterdam by Pieter van Somerwil I in 1734. The coach has two large open wheels with...

This completely smooth round brandy bowl has sturdy handles on both sides. These handles are openworked and engraved with a line along the edges. The bowl stands on...

A gold entourage ring set with two colours of citrine and diamond, made in the 1940s.Citrine is a gemstone which was popular in retro, post-war jewellery, often being...

This antique silver miniature tobacco jar was made in Amsterdam in 1806 by Jacobus Carrenhof. The oval barge shape is typical of this period. The tobacco jar stands...

This nice miniature features an elegantly dressed man with a hat carrying a wheelbarrow. On the wheelbarrow lies a boar. Frederik van Strant made this miniature in 1738...

This silver miniature ewer and basin set was made in Delft in 1679 by Charle Serval.The oval dish has a wide rim with a chased decoration of flowers,...

Silver eight-pointed presentation dishes like this one were known as puntschotels and were intended for show. This miniature one was made by Boele Rijnhout in Amsterdam around 1680.During...

This highly elegant wine jug stands on a scalloped rising foot. The body of the jug is also scalloped and has a high rising spout that is engraved...

These naturalistically designed rooster and hen were made in Dordrecht in 1618 and 1619 by Hessel van Buren. The birds stand straight on their feet and are completely...

These little bowls were made to hold potpourri. They are unusual objects, and only thirty Dutch silver examples are now known. The majority of them were made in...

This ink stand by Rudolf Sondag is one of the largest known Dutch silver examples from the eighteenth century, and they are extremely rare. It is also one...

This important demi-parure is set with natural pearls and diamonds. Natural pearls have always been rare, unique and precious. Many special pearls have even been given names of...

This elegant water kettle on stand or ‘bouilloire’ is one of the earliest known Dutch silver examples. The alternating convex and concave form of this large kettle is...

References to Sputnik, Halley’s Comet, the moon, the stars and the planets are seen in jewelry dating from the Georgian period through present day designs. This striking cocktail...

Although this tea chest is completely symmetrical, the powerful and elaborate decoration in the silver places it firmly in line with the prevailing Louis XV or Rococo style...

This refined eighteen-carat gold necklace with micro mosaics in archaeological style is made up of heart- and trefoil-shaped drops on a gold cord, separated by ribbed gold tubular...

The windmill cup owes its name to the windmill mounted on the goblet. A windmill cup is a form of a drinkuit, a silver or glass cup that...

This large rectangular tray has a so-called gallery fence with a beaded border on top of it. The sides of the rim are open-worked with a pattern of...

This miniature watering can was made in Amsterdam in 1744 by Daniël van Strant.Antique silver watering cans in miniature silver are extremely rare. The remarkable thing about this...

This magnificent pair of Art Deco clips is handcrafted in platinum and containing approximately 12 carats total weight of Old-European cut and baguette-cut diamonds ranging from (VS-SI) in...

This miniature cannon stands on a carriage with two open wheels with spokes. The barrel of the gun is decorated with acanthus leaf motif around the profiled bands...

A pair of 18 carat gold and black jade cufflinks, made by Angela Cummings for Tiffany & Company in New York in the 1970’s.

This early and elegant pair of candlesticks has a square, profiled base with beveled corners. The base has a recessed circular field on which a baluster shaped stem...

Spring is in the air with these coral, turquoise and diamond ear clips made by Tiffany in the 1960’s. The button shaped corals are set in an entourage...

This rare silver miniature fish stall is one of the only two known examples. It was made in 1763 by the very well-known miniature specialist Arnoldus van Geffen....

If you were wealthy enough to drink tea, you used to have a tea caddy made by a craftsman; and preferably from a precious material such as silver....

This miniature wine taster was made in Haarlem in 1789 by Jan Soutman.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries city canals were also used as sewers, which caused serious...

This miniature pin tray was made in Amsterdam around 1680 by an unidentified maker. Dresses of the well-to-do were made of costly silk, trimmed with lace collars or...

This elegant, oval basket was made in Middelburg by Hendrik Boshart around 1770. It has two curved handles and rests on four leave shaped feet. The openwork sides...

This small and very charming silver strawberry dish is a very early example. Made in 1717 by Johannes du Vignon III, the dish is round with a curved...

This tea service consists of a teapot and a milk jug. It is designed in the naturalistic style that came into fashion in the Netherlands after 1760. The...

This miniature lamp lighter was made in Amsterdam around 1680 and is marked with the anonymous maker’s mark ‘a bunch of grapes’. After sunset it was not always...

This curious looking parrot has beautifully engraved feathers. It sits atop a baluster-shaped shaft that conceals the iron spiral of the corkscrew. The parrot acts as a handle,...

This miniature Fishmonger was made in 1779 in Amsterdam by Johannes Adrianus van Geffen.Made almost exclusively in the netherlands, chiefly in Amsterdam, figurines are a separate category within...

This miniature silver cannon was made in Amsterdam around 1680 by an unidentified silversmith who used a bunch of grapes as his maker’s mark. Back then, each town...

And… have you been ice-skating these past few days? Unfortunately the frost period already seems to be over. Did you know that our winters used to be so...

These eighteen carat gold heart-shaped ear clips will certainly not look out of place this Sunday. They were made by Marina B in the 1980s. The earclips are...

It’s always nice to find unusual pieces like this corkscrew. Dutch silver corkscrews from the 18th century are real works of art. Look at the richly executed rocaille...

This heart-shaped Edwardian brooch can also be worn as a pendant. The combination of aquamarine with white enamel, pearl and diamond makes it a beautifully refined and highly...

This charming miniature teapot was made in Amsterdam at the end of the 17th Century – around 1680 and is marked with the known but unidentified makers’ mark...

Man has been spinning fibers for centuries as woven cloth cannot be made without producing yarn or thread. Yarn was wound onto a weighted stick with a twist...

This antique silver miniature birdcage was made in Amsterdam around 1730 by Arnoldus van Geffen. Bird cages were probably a common sight in many 17th century Dutch homes....

This stunning 18-carat gold, emerald and diamond brooch by Cartier in the shape of a camellia was made in London in the nineteen-forties. The realistic flower is built...

This very early round caster stands on a flared convex base divided into six segments, with a chased wavy line in each. The cylindrical body is elaborately decorated...

This rare chamber candlestick was made in Amsterdam in 1746 by an unidentified maker’s mark. It consists of a large octagonal tray with a scalloped, moulded edge and...

This extraordinarily elegant tobacco jar was made in The Hague by Leendert Brouwer in 1773. The understated and highly sophisticated basic shape is a hexagon, with tapering, rounded...

This very rare pair of silver cups and saucers was made by the Amsterdam silversmith Barend van Mekelenburg in 1780. The round saucers and the cups both stand...

These amazing Egyptian Revival earrings were made by Angela Cummings in the nineteen-seventies. They are beautifully executed in 18-carat gold and black jade. The clip-on earrings are composed...

This highly elegant ring, which dates from 1938, is made by the famous French jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels. It is made of eighteen carat gold, set...

Throughout the eighteenth century very strong tea was made in pots like this one. The tea was then diluted to taste with hot water from the kettle. A...

This fine open carriage was made by Arnoldus van Geffen in Amsterdam in 1760. The caleche is pulled by two horses, each with a plume on the head....

This eighteen-carat gold necklace was made by the French goldsmith Louis Wièse in Paris, at the end of the nineteenth century. The openwork cast pendant is in the...

This very elegant, silver miniature wine jug was made in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Seventeenth century still lifes often depict a wine jug, sometimes this model...

This magnificent Dahlia brooch was made by the jewellers René Boivin in Paris in 1959. It was designed by Juliette Moutarde, the chief designer for the house at...

The design of this exceptionally heavy bread basket is very unusual. The basket has four eye-catching openwork floral motifs in the centre of the sides and two openwork...

The four sturdy and yet highly elegant candlesticks in this set stand on a base with a moulded wavy edge, raised slightly on four cast feet. The knop,...

This charming miniature sleigh was made in Amsterdam in 1781 by Johannes Adrianus van Geffen. In de winter the carriage was often replaced by an arrenslede. The word...

This devine pair of 18 carat gold, platinum and diamond earclips, made by Mellerio in Paris in the 60’s. Each naturalistically shaped earclip is set with 16 brilliant...

This exceptionally early tobacco box was made around 1660 from tortoise shell with silver mounts. It is one of the earliest known Dutch tobacco boxes. At the top...

This wonderful ‘Touch Wood’ ring by Van Cleef & Arpels is made of 18 carat gold and amaranth in the 1970’s. The ring is signed, dated 70 and...

This rare miniature salt was made around 1700. The salt is square in shape and stands on four hoof-shaped feet. The four sides of the miniature salt are...

This marvelous 18 carat gold and diamond Retro clip just looks good on anything. It has stylized grapes cluster beneath two beautifully designed leaves. Each grape is highlighted...

This small and elegantly engraved caddy is extremely rare, especially because it was made in Harlingen, around 1740 by Johannes Lases Spannenburgh. Silver from Harlingen is rare and...

With this stylish bracelet you are definitely good to go. The open links are made of 18 carat gold and bend slightly upwards on the side which makes...

This antique silver miniature drummer was made in Amsterdam, around 1670, and has a registered but unidentified maker’s mark: a bunch of grapes. Since the 16th century, the...

This fabulous bracelet was made in Italy in the 1960s. The flexible bracelet is composed of eighteen carat yellow gold links in a wavy twisted rope motif, interspersed...

A pair of 18 carat yellow gold rings each set with a pavé diamond sphere, made by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany around 1980. You can wear these gorgeous...

This silver miniature cradle was made in Amsterdam in 1745 by one of the most famous miniature makers, Arnoldus van Geffen. In the second half of the seventeenth...

This silver tasting bowl was made in 1707 by the Delft silversmith Adriaen Joosten Brandt. A tasting bowl is a tool for wine-tasting. In earlier times it was...

This miniature silver ‘schoolbag’ was made in Amsterdam around 1700, and is marked with an unidentified maker’s mark. In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, for each child, a...

It’s summertime! This 18-carat golden flower cart with parasol by Cartier immediately gives you a summer feeling. The flowers are made of cabochon cut corals and turquoises and...

A man is not fully dressed without a good pair of cufflinks. There are matching ones for every occasion. Preferably the double cufflinks, so both sides of the...

This brooch may be small, but it is of an exceptional quality and sophistication that makes it instantly arresting. The boldly executed brooch is made of 14-carat gold....

In the golden age, housekeeping was a very time-consuming activity. One of the servants’ duties was to take care of the clothes and linens. Linen had to be...

This silver tobacco jar was made in Rotterdam in 1745 by Bartholomeus van der Toorn.  Although made in Rotterdam, this superb tobacco jar is a splendid example of...

This miniature inkstand was made in Amsterdam, c. 1730 by the renowned miniature maker Arnoldus van Geffen. It has a rectangular tray with an ink pot and a...

A pair of 18 carat gold doorknocker earpendants, made by Van Cleef and Arpels around 1970.Each ear pendant designed as a half hoop of textured gold suspending a...

This delightful brooch in the shape of a duck was made around 1980 by Mellerio of Paris, the famous, two-hundred-year-old firm of jewellers. The duck is made of...

These exceptionally rare silver candlesticks were made around 1680 by the Deventer silversmith Bartholt Nickels. The chased candlesticks have a square, twelve-fold fluted stem. This column, with a...

This important cup was made by Johannes du Vignon III in The Hague in 1707. It stands on a round, moulded bell-shaped foot decorated around the base with...

This exceptionally rare powder flask was made by the renowned silversmith Claes Fransen Baardt of Bolsward. The oval flask is decorated on both sides with very fine chased...

In the seventeenth century, a knot box was a valuable gift from a man to the woman he wanted to marry. The model derives from wedding caskets and...

This miniature kettle on stand is designed in the naturalistic style that came into fashion in the Netherlands after 1760. The forms are derived from melons and aubergines....

This unique pair of silver tobacco jars was made by the Groningen silversmith Henricus Hubert in 1788-89. The jars have the shape and proportions of the large barrels...

This antique silver miniature kite runner was made in Amsterdam in 1754 by Arnoldus van Geffen. Miniature silver figures were made mainly in the 17th and 18th centuries....

Like the full size version, this mirror stood on a dressing table in the bedchamber, where it was then customary to receive visitors. This room was designed to...

The top of this silver miniature folding table hinges on its base. Like the full size table this miniature version was modelled on, it can be folded and...

The attic floors of the seventeenth-century merchants’ houses along Amsterdam’s canals were working spaces where many of the jobs involved in running the house were done. There were...

This very refined masterpiece was made around 1700 in Friesland. The artfully chased band which forms the corpus of this teacaddy was part of the proof of skill...

This extraordinarily rare silver strainer with two elegant handles was used for making punch. The bowl has a symmetrical openwork pattern of alternating quatrefoil and cross motifs. The...

This elegant tureen with its accompanying stand was made by the Middelburg silversmith Philippus Prié in 1773. The oval tureen is decorated in the Neoclassical Louis XVI style,...

This striking ring was made in the 1960’s by Hammerman Brothers, a famous New York jeweller. The festive ring is made up of domed clusters of pavé set...

These ruby and diamond ear clips made by Boucheron in the 1940’s are elegant and wearable. Each clip is of flower design, the centre claw-set with five circular-cut...