Featured Silver Plate Zilpla 90 Mirror

When I bought it, I thought it was pewter, but it turned out to have the Zilpla 90 mark. I know, still not a huge find, but I like the charm of it, as it's small (approx. 4.75") with a nice decoration.
Wondering how old this is, what that mark next to 'ZILPLA 90' is (looks like an animal), and if the image is based on a painting.

Found this one https://www.curiosadevlinder.com/en...ver-plate-spiegeltje-voor-handtas-deens/92085 with the same image, but it's marked on the front (with the mark animal being described as a shark), and also marked with 'Denmark'. No useful info regarding the origin of the image.

 

A Baroque genre painting. Jan Steen's 'The Quack.' Between c. 1666 and c. 1688. In the Rijksmuseum.

Debora

 

Debora again ... Quelle surprise Thanks!

 

Apparently also available as a Zilpla box

 

The Zipla 90 mark is likely silver plate.

 

Yes, Zilpla 90 is silver plate.
I always assumed Zilpla was Dutch, short for 'zilver plaqué'. And you see so much of it here, also as plate fixtures on Delfts.

https://www.marktplaats.nl/l/antiek-en-kunst/q/zilpla/

 

I've seen a few items being sold as Dutch, and as most have a Dutch scene like this one, I also assumed Zilpla would be dutch. So I was surprised to see that Denmark mark on the link version.

 

Bears the whale/shark mark of Danish silverplate manufacturer Hans Jensen, their wares will often bear importer or retailer marks, the 'ZILPLA 90' would, as already suggested, indicate the Dutch market. I was told years ago 'zilpla' was an abbreviation for 'zilverplaat'...

~Cheryl

 

The quack cleansed the village of the pewter look

 

The "quack" ? What is that?

 

And in this case, the quack was yours truly ... But instead of snake oil, I used silver polish as cure

 

looks 100% better now !!!!!

 

Marote referred to the title of the painting by Jan Steen. These items usually have scenes from well known Dutch paintings on them, and often ones by Jan Steen.

 

And now I have 2 Hans Jensen items

 

Those are grape scissors.

 

I know
My neighbour has vines that grow over the fence to my side, so now I have to wait for the grapes to ripen to put the scissors to good use

 

Yep, that's exactly what they're for.

 

And if my neighbour has a cigar tree, I will be able to use these scissors

 

You know that's an egg-topper, right?

~Cheryl