Estimate

2.000 - 3.000

Session 1

4 March 2020

Hammer Price

Description

Portuguese silver, 18th/19th century
Urn shaped of neoclassical decorative motifs and incised filleting friezes
A B monogrammed body under marquess coronet corresponding to the 1st Marquess of Ávila and Bolama, António José de Ávila ennobled by King D.Luís I
Lisbon assay mark (L-36) for José Joaquim da Costa, ca.1795-1803 and maker's mark (L-86) for António Firmo da Costa for 1793-1824
(signs of wear)

Height: 33 cm
1060 g

Category

Silver

Additional Information

Literature:
F. Moitinho de Almeida/Rita Carlos
"Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras"
pp. 109, 121
This piece was included in the António Firmo da Costa exhibition at Museu Anastácio Gonçalves in 2002, being published in the corresponding catalogue