Auction 103 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

137

A D.João V teapot


Estimate

1.100 - 1.600


Session 1

9 December 2020



Description

Portuguese silver, 18th century
Plain body, chiselled to top and cover with foliage circular motifs
Fluted spout of shell base and leaf finial
Turned and carved wooden handle and lid pommel
On a circular foot
Lisbon hallmark (L-56) for 917/1000 (XI Dinheiros) and maker's mark (L-137.0) António Nunes Neves (1717-1764)

970 g


Category

Silver


Additional Information

Literature:
F. Moitinho de Almeida/Rita Carlos
"Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras"
séc. XV a 1887
pp. 115, 130



Closed Auction