VOC Hanger 1761 Amsterdam

cornelistromp · 21st January 2021, 03:08 PM

this voc cutlass was once shortly in my collection approx 20 years ago,
an rare original piece but unfortunately in a highly excevated condition.
The blade is dated 1790 and marked with an R for the VOC chamber of the city Rotterdam, The VOC Chamber of Rotterdam was one of the six Chambers of the Dutch East India Company.

The cutlass is recently auctioned in 2018 at Bellmanns for 400GBP.
After offered to me with forged provenance!?! probably to boost or justify the new price of 6 times the auction value.
When I carefully informed the person the real provenance, in this particular case known to me, he felt caught and not amused.

best,

21st January 2021, 03:08 PM	#15
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,060	Dutch East India Trading Company (VOC) cutlass dated 1790 this voc cutlass was once shortly in my collection approx 20 years ago, an rare original piece but unfortunately in a highly excevated condition. The blade is dated 1790 and marked with an R for the VOC chamber of the city Rotterdam, The VOC Chamber of Rotterdam was one of the six Chambers of the Dutch East India Company. The cutlass is recently auctioned in 2018 at Bellmanns for 400GBP. After offered to me with forged provenance!?! probably to boost or justify the new price of 6 times the auction value. When I carefully informed the person the real provenance, in this particular case known to me, he felt caught and not amused. best, Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 21st January 2021 at 06:05 PM.