Dutch silversmith. He was active in Delft where he became a master goldsmith in 1666. He was an artist of great ability, and archival records indicate that for many years he played a prominent role within the Delft goldsmiths’ guild. And yet only one work by him, a dish (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam) is known.
In the third quarter of the seventeenth century a number of richly decorated silver dishes were made in Delft, testifying to the renewed prosperity of the city as a result of the booming faience industry. The dish shown in the picture is one of the most sumptuous. The undulating rim of the dish shows that the auricular style remained in favour with Delft silversmiths for many years.
In the third quarter of the seventeenth century a number of richly decorated silver dishes were made in Delft, testifying to the renewed prosperity of the city as a result of the booming faience industry. The dish shown in the picture is one of the most sumptuous. The undulating rim of the dish shows that the auricular style remained in favour with Delft silversmiths for many years. It is engraved with the coat of arms of the Van der Straet family, above the corresponding inscription.
