The mystery of the Frisian 'knottekistje': 400 years of family loyalty, thirteen generations and an auction miracle
What is a seventeenth-century silver wedding box doing in a Limburg country house? And how did an object estimated at around a thousand euros end up going under the hammer for a record sum? This is the fascinating story of a unique (northeastern) Frisian 'knottekistje' (knot box), which was passed down within one noble family for four centuries through an unwritten law of inheritance.
Read the full story about the knottekistje here.
With thanks to Peter de Reijke.
