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Silver theapot, marked with the citymark of Amsterdam. I cannot identify the maker here, the mark is a little bit vague.

Need some help. Thanks in advance!

Baluster-shaped silver teapot decorated with chased shell and lambrequin motifs and rococo ornamentation, with a wooden handle and silver knob. Too bad about the vague, later inscription with the date 1891.

The marks;

Amsterdam town mark, year letter K for 1744, the Dutch provincial standard mark of the lion rampant for silver 934/1000, the hatchet a later duty mark. The hatchet, the 1853 duty mark for old silver objects of national origin returned to the trade. In accordance with several resolutions with further clarifications, this mark was intended for objects with the hallmarks of the ancient Netherlands silversmiths companies, of Louis Napoleon's Kingdom of Holland, of the French Republic, of the French Empire until the end of 1813, of Maastricht and Liege 1814-1815, and of the former Southern Netherlands. In accordance with these resolutions even objects with marks which clearly had been struck in France and the present Belgium were to be considered national and thus exempt from import duty and double marking duty. Later it was decided that objects with this hatchet mark were to be considered as equal to guaranteed objects, and were thus permitted to be exposed for sale in the showcases for guaranteed objects. The use of this mark was abolished in 1927 for two reasons: 1st . The lack of knowledge of the old marks has caused this mark to be sometimes struck on old foreign objects. 2nd. this mark had often been counterfeited and used to give objects an antique aura.

The maker's mark is probably a tulip in an oval; this mark was used by Isaac de Vries. He was born on October 31, 1700, baptized in the Reformed Church , son of silversmith Michiel de Vries and Sara Keysers. Isaac was registered as a silversmith in 1732 and died in 1779. He made small tableware, chased teapots, milk jugs, sugar bowls, and tobacco boxes, as well as cast spoons.
Below is an example of his maker's mark, seen on a tobacco box, year letter N for 1747.


Peter.

Source; Goud en zilvermerken van Voet, L.B. Gans, Premsela & Hamburger. Amsterdamse zilversmeden en hun merken K. A. Citroen.

Thanks Peter!