Antique Dutch Silver Porringer with Dolphin Handles, Rotterdam Mark
An antique Dutch silver porringer, .934 silver, Rotterdam, pre-1795 mark, maker's mark illegible the circular bowl repousse with bead work and sinuous tendrils, flanked by cast openwork double classical dolphin handles, marked to the rim with illegible maker's mark, standard province mark - lion rampant in a crowned shield, town mark of Rotterdam mark and illegible date-letter. Weight 168g height 1.77 in., length 8.66 in., diameter 5.51 in.
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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