Auction 158 Antiques & Works of Art,
Silver & Jewellery

352

A pair of silver toothpick holders with putti


Estimate

350 - 500


Session 1

25 March 2026



Description

Silver, fineness .835
Bell-shaped base, raised on three biscuit-form feet surmounted by florets
Band with relief decoration depicting a frieze of flowers and foliage
Centre with faceted octagonal-section plinth supporting the figure of a putto holding a flower
Porto hallmark (1985-2020) and silversmith's mark of Manuel da Silva Sousa Oliveira (reg. 1952)

Height: 19,5 cm
420,8 g


Additional Information









Literature:
VIDAL, Manuel Gonçalves; ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de - "Marcas de Contrastes e Ourives Portugueses (1887 a 1993)", vol. II. Lisboa: IN-CM, nº 4109 e 3880



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