Auction 155 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

559

A neoclassical ewer and basin


Estimate

8.000 - 12.000


Session 2

16 December 2025



Description

Silver
Partially fluted decoration with beaded borders
Pierced lavender motif with a central quartered coat of arms: I – Queirós; II – Botelho; III – Almeida; IV – Vasconcelos, surmounted by a count’s coronet, possibly belonging to José de Queirós Botelho de Almeida e Vasconcelos (1764–?)
Porto assay mark (1792-1803) and silversmith’s mark attributed to Manuel Vilaça Gomes (1763–1779)

Height: 33 cm (Gomil)
35,5x54,5 (Lavanda)
2714,4 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, P-17.0 e P-493.0



Closed Auction