Estimate

12.000 - 18.000

Session 1

27 May 2024

Hammer Price

Description

Silver 833/000
Baroque decoration of beaded frieze and reliefs cartouches of intricate ornamental elements
Spiralled and gadrooned ewer with simulated chiselled shell motif
Caryatid shaped handle
Both pieces with engraved wedding armorial shields possibly by João de Mesquita e Silva de Avilez (?-1735) and Joana Maria Luísa Mascarenhas Pereira (?-?), I - Avilez, II - Mesquita, III - Silva; I - (?), II - Brito, III - Pereira, IV - (?)
Lisbon assay-mark (1727-1755) and goldsmith's mark attributable to Manuel de Couto da Veiga (1706-1722)
(signs of wear, minor faults)

63x45,5 cm (lavanda) Height: 36 cm (gomil)
4690 g

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-25.0 and L-487.0.