Un paio di vassoi d'argento olandesi 1805

Diederik Willem Rethmeijer

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ø 21 cm
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• A proposito di opere d'arte
  A pair of Dutch silver salvers
  Made by Diederik Willem Rethmeijer
  Amsterdam, 1805
  
  Diederik Willem Rethmeijer worked as a silversmith in Amsterdam from 1785 until 1821. He had his own workshop at Lauriergracht and a shop at Prinsengracht, Amsterdam. In 1811 his stock comprised some 10.000 items. After his death in 1821 his widow took over the company.
  
  Rethmeijer was a skilled craftsman, who was trained in the 18th century. Apart from his own shop he also supplied other retailers in Amsterdam, such as Bennewitz & Bonebakker, Diemont and Wouter Verschuur. Retmeijer specialized in salvers and trays.
  These salvers also bear the retailer’s mark of Diemont.
  
  Associated literature:
  -H. Vreeken, Goud en Zilver met Amsterdamse keuren, Amsterdams Historisch Museum, Zwolle, 2003, pp. 463-464.
  -K.A. Citroen, Amsterdamse zilversmeden en hun merken, Amsterdam
• A proposito di opere artista
  Diederik Willem Rethmeijer lavorò come argentiere ad Amsterdam dal 1785 al 1821. Aveva il suo laboratorio a Lauriergracht e un negozio a Prinsengracht, Amsterdam. Nel 1811 il suo magazzino comprendeva circa 10.000 articoli. Dopo la sua morte nel 1821, la sua vedova rilevò l'azienda. Rethmeijer era un abile artigiano, formatosi nel XVIII secolo. Oltre al suo negozio, riforniva anche altri rivenditori ad Amsterdam, come Bennewitz & Bonebakker, Diemont e Wouter Verschuur. Retmeijer specializzato in vassoi e vassoi.