{"product_id":"dutch-new-testament-1851-silver-clasps","title":"Antique Dutch New Testament 1851 Silver Clasps Leather Binding","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe clasps are what stop you first. Two pairs of Dutch silver, hinged and engraved with Rococo scrollwork, each stamped with the Dutch lion hallmark confirming .833 silver content. The book itself is a New Testament in the Statenvertaling, the Dutch Reformed authorized translation produced by the Synod of Dort in 1618 and 1619, this copy published by the Nederlandsche Bijbel-Compagnie in Amsterdam in 1851. The binding is blind-tooled leather in an all-over diamond grid, the text block gilt-edged, and the whole thing closes with a satisfying click when the clasps engage. A 175-year-old Dutch devotional book with intact, hallmarked silver hardware is not an everyday find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Title | Het Nieuwe Testament [d]Publisher | Nederlandsche Bijbel-Compagnie, Amsterdam; J. Brandt en Zoon, Haarlem; P. Proost, Johannes Enschedé en Zonen, Enschede [d]Date | 1851 [d]Language | Dutch [d]Translation | Statenvertaling (Dutch Reformed Authorized Version, Synod of Dort, 1618-1619) [d]Binding | Full leather, all-over blind-tooled diamond grid pattern [d]Edges | Gilt [d]Clasps | Two pairs of Dutch silver hinged clasps with engraved Rococo scrollwork; lion passant hallmarks present [d]Dimensions | 6.25 in H x 4 in W x 2 in D [d]Origin | Netherlands\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe binding is structurally sound. The leather covers are intact with the all-over blind tooling legible across both boards, showing age-appropriate wear, surface scuffing, and tonal variation to the leather. The spine is plain leather, blank, with no lettering, and shows fading relative to the boards. The silver clasps are all present and functional, with tarnish and surface oxidation consistent with age and honest use. The engraved ornament on the catch plates remains clear and detailed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe text block is gilt-edged with the gilding intact. The endpapers and front matter show significant water staining, most heavily concentrated at the top of the early pages and the endpapers. This staining is visible but does not affect legibility of the text throughout the body of the book. Nothing is fully detached. Completeness of the text block has not been individually verified page by page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51403007623446,"sku":"AMD-03116","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/June_2026_drews_books-7927.jpg?v=1781124222","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/dutch-new-testament-1851-silver-clasps","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}