an important and rare dutch silver lectern,

An important and rare Dutch silver lectern,
inscribed: Maria Van Aken and embossed with the monogram:
i h s and the family armorials of the family Van Doetinchem.
By:
Gerrit van der Bergh, Zwolle 1707
Gerrit van der Bergh was working from
Circa: 1692 till 1715
Fully market twice.
Wide: 47 cm, high: 43 cm.

Provenance: Maria Van Aken
( buried before: 1722 in the Bethlehem Church in Zwolle.)
A collector from New York state 1982
The Barbara Piasecka Johnson collection 2009Exhibition:
Opus Sacrum the exhibition of the collection of Barbara Piasecka Johnson in the Royal Castle in Warsaw 1990
Litt: B.Dubbe, Zwols zilver
“ Het Zwolse goud en zilversmids ambacht en zijn meesters”.
Zwolle 1999 ( with photo)
A pair of silver altarcandle sticks with the same
Van Doetinchem family armorials, made in the second half of the 17th. century, by the Zwolle gold smith: Derck Lambersen Bergh have the initials: VA ( Van Aken ) in addition to the Van Doetinchem Arms.
Till now on it is not known how the connection was between the family’s Van Aken and Van Doetinchem.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: F46KAYY75

Maker/Artist:

Gerrit van der Bergh, Zwolle 1707

Materials:

silver

Width (cm):

47

Height (cm):

43

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