Two tulips in basket frosted background. Kleine keur, second standard silver 833/000 fineness. Weight 44 gr. Length 9 cm. Shield 5 cm x 3,2 cm
Above the mark of Pieter Gramser as seen on insculpation plate Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar.
Pieter Gramser his maker’s mark is a crescent moon in "molar" contour, shaded, registered in Alkmaar 1777-1829. The town mark Alkmaar being a castle tower, with year letter X for 1784 combined. To denote 2nd standard silver or kleine keur
Pieter Gramser born 1754 in Alkmaar, apprentice to silversmith Reynier Tuynsaat (registered 1750-1798). Became master April 22, 1777 and guild entry money paid f 25-4-0; worked as a cashier and gold and silversmith. Essayer in 1794, 1796, 1804 to 1807.
Apprentices: Pieter van Zutphen on May 1, 1777, Paulus Molenberg on May 1, 1787, Willem Raad on May 11, 1787, Hendrik Gramser, his son on May 1, 1795
Died December 6, 1831
Remarks; none of the mentioned apprentices became master nor registered own maker’s mark. Pieter Gramser worked as a servant for silversmith Pierre Walraven (registered 1812-1853) from before 1818 to 21 August 1822.
Pieter Gramser registered maker’s mark; G under crescent moon in lozenge 1812-1826, G under crescent moon in square 1826-1827, G under half moon in square 1827-1829, G under crescent moon in hexagon 1826-1829.
W. Koonings Koninkrijk Holland 1807-1812 entry under P. Grinner, Alkmaar, Age 52 and K179 (= essayer 1794,1796)
The entry is clearly for P. Gramser his crescent moon in “molar” contour, shaded.
More Alkmaar 18th century silver:
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Another belt hook in Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar;
https://stedelijkmuseumalkmaar.nl/nu-te ... t-hoogland
Peter.
Source; De Stavelij Jaarboek 2002 Hemko van der Zwaag Alkmaarse goud-en zilversmeden Deel 1: de insculpatieplaten
W. Koonings De keuring van goud en zilver tijdens het Koninkrijk Holland
Waarborgholland, ˜Netherlands' Responsibility Marks since 1797
Karel A. Citroen, Dutch Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Marks and Names prior to 1812
L.B. Gans goud-en zilvermerken van Voet.