Catégories
Woodcock Shaker in 835 silver Netherlands circa 1954
AE1497/02
Antiquity
A remarkable silver shaker, finely chiseled, crafted in the form of a woodcock—the bird’s body forming the vessel, and the removable head serving as a stopper, revealing a detachable strainer. The piece was made of 835 silver in the silversmithing workshops of Schoonhoven in the Netherlands in the 1950s. A rare and sculptural piece to adorn an exceptional bar
Product Details
- Height
- 24,5
- Length
- 26
- Width
- 8,5
- Weight
- 318 grs
- Period
- circa 1955
- Origin
- Schoonhover
- Materials
- Silver 835
- Condition
- excellent
- Made in
- Netherlands
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Particular note should be made of the exceptional care devoted to the rendering of anatomical details and the naturalism of the finely chiseled feathers.
This piece belongs to the long tradition of the Schoonhoven workshops, the famous “Silver City,” whose silversmiths upheld an exceptional craftsmanship from the 17th century until its decline in the 1970s. Proud of its heritage, Schoonhoven still today is home to an active guild, a museum dedicated to silver, and the only silversmithing school in the Netherlands.
A remarkable silver shaker, finely chiseled, crafted in the form of a woodcock—the bird’s body forming the vessel, and the removable head serving as a stopper, revealing a detachable strainer. The piece was made of 835 silver in the silversmithing workshops of Schoonhoven in the Netherlands in the 1950s. A rare and sculptural piece to adorn an exceptional bar