Neatly cast Dutch silver ingot, 1148 grams, about 98.5% fine, marked with the Zeeland/Middelburg VOC stamp and F-E assayer cartouche, ex-Bredenhof (1753), ex-Christies. 6" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2". For whatever reason, several of the ingots from this wreck were found with significant areas lost to oxidation and wear, like the present piece, but this one experienced a stroke of luck, as one of the unaffected areas happened to contain the chamber stamp and assayer cartouche, but fully and clearly represented here, the former consisting of a VOC monogram with Z above (the M below not visible) and the latter with fleur-de-lis above F-dot-E for assayer Francois Engelsen Jr, all nicely toned. From the Bredenhof (1753), with original (small) certificate from the salvors and lot-bag from the original Christies (Amsterdam) auction of December 1986.
