A Beautifully Engraved 18th Century Tobacco Box
Silver
Amsterdam, 1770
Maker's mark of Evert Bot
Length: 16cm, 6.2in
Weight: 242.5g, 7oz 16dwt
Of rounded oblong shape the box's top and underside chased and engraved with biblical scenes of adam & Eve. The sides engraved with town scenes of Amsterdam
Artist Biography:
Evert Bot was a small worker who specialized in engraved tobaocco boxes. In 1774 his establishment is recorded at Leidsedwars Straat