Auction 158 Antiques & Works of Art,
Silver & Jewellery

353

A pair of silver toothpick holders with putti


Estimate

350 - 500


Session 1

25 March 2026



Description

Silver, fineness .835
Campanulate base, raised on three bun feet surmounted by finials
Band with relief decoration depicting a frieze of flowers and foliage
Centre with faceted octagonal 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
415,3 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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