A DUTCH SILVER MOUNTED ETCHED AND LIDDED GLASS PUNCH BOWL, SILVER BY J.M. van KEMPEN & SONS, THE HAGUE, 1878, the domed lid with a square form rim aperture beneath a border of undulating grape leaf and cluster vine, enclosing a frosted band centering a finely detailed silver leafy grapevine and cluster loop handle, hallmarked for J.M. van Kempen & Zonen, hexagonal lion passant 2 (silver fineness 833), Minerva head enclosing C (The Hague assay office), date letter t (1878), over a short circular neck and sloping shoulder engraved with two bands of vertical lines centering a band of continuous trellis decoration, above a tapering body with central leafy grapevine and clusters above frosted banding decoration, continuing on a short stem and slightly domed base decorated with an engraved leafy vine, approximate total weight: 3.875  troy ounces. Height: 10 1/2" Diameter: 16 1/2"

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