Auction 126 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

288

A pair of neoclassical candlestands


Estimate

800 - 1.200


Session 1

20 March 2023



Description

Silver 833/000
Octagonal foot
Lisbon assay-mark (1810-1822) and maker's mark António Firmo da Costa (1793-1824)
(signs of wear)

Height: 23,5 cm
994,6 g


Category

Silver


Additional Information

Literature:
ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de; CARLOS, Rita - "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras - Século XV a 1887". Lisboa: IN-CM, 2018, L-38.0a e L-86.0;

Similar examples featured in the exhibition "António Firmo da Costa - Um Ourives de Lisboa através da sua Obra", Museum Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves, 2000, and are published in the respective exhibition catalogue, p.136, fig.97



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