Johannes La (le) Blanck

Little is known about this 18th century Dutch silver smith. He was born in 1786 and lived in Rotterdam. He specialized in food related silverware including wine stoppers and cutlery, baskets, cruet sets and the likes. These were often decorated with intricate designs and elements that would allow them to be used for more than one purpose, for example a cruet set that could be used as a bread basket after removing its interior.