Estimate

200 - 300

Session 1

4 June 2025

Hammer Price

Description

Writing stand comprising a pen rest, letter holder and two inkwells
Marble base
.833 gilt silver mounts
Glass containers
Decoration alluding to the Portuguese Discoveries with inscriptions VASCO DA GAMA 1497-1498 and DIOGO CÃO 1495-1496
Porto hallmark (1887-1937) and silversmith's mark of Serafim Ferreira Valente (1911-1985)
(minor signs of wear)

14x28x18 cm

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Literature:
VIDAL, Manuel Gonçalves; ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de - "Marcas de Contrastes e Ourives Portugueses (1887 a 1993)", vol. II. Lisboa: IN-CM, nº 83 e 3048