Zilveren miniatuur sjees met paard, A. van Geffen, Amsterdam, ca. 1730 antiek zilveren bloemvaas with only the P still

with only the P still legible

Heavy silver ring of a lizard

undeniably belongs to that rare top class

The pot features a leaf motif on the lid

Zilveren miniatuur sjees met paard, A. van Geffen, Amsterdam, ca. 1730 antiek zilveren bloemvaas with only the P stillSilver miniature chaise with coachman and horse, made by the famous Amsterdam miniature specialist Arnoldus van Geffen. He was active from 1728 to 1769. Because this rare object dates from the period before 1734, it is only marked with the Amsterdam city assay (the three Saint Andrew's crosses) and the specific master's mark of Arnoldus van Geffen (a post horn in a heart shaped shield), without the presence of a date letter. Arnoldus van Geffen was