Miniatuur messenslijper, J. Verhoogt, Hoorn, 1911 Titel:Default Title and the assayer's mark of

and the assayer's mark of Viktor Savinsky

he was an apprentice to the silversmith Jorgen Henrich Schlade in Munster

He lived in the Kerkstraat and Vijzelstraat

The basket is hallmarked with the master's mark GR*

The tea strainer is hallmarked with the second grade hallmark

Miniatuur messenslijper, J. Verhoogt, Hoorn, 1911 Titel:Default Title and the assayer's mark ofSilver miniature of a knife grinder, made by silversmith J. Verhoogt from Hoorn. Active from 1896 to 1936. Jan (Johannes) Verhoogt also started as a knife grinder, later specializing entirely in luxurious silver miniatures. He became world renowned in the antique world as the specialist in windmills and sailing ships. The scene shows a craftsman behind his grinding cart with a large wheel, while a second figure watches. The drive mechanism with the