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A Portuguese silver canteen of cutlery for twelve
Estimate
4.500 - 6.000
Session 1
26 October 2026
Description
Comprising: 15 serving pieces; soup spoons; fish forks and knives; meat forks and knives; dessert spoons, forks and knives; tea spoons; coffee spoons
Silver and silver, fineness .833
Handles with polished decoration, engraved with the monogram N, the terminals bordered by a row of small spheres
Porto hallmark (1887-1937) and goldsmith's mark of Júlio Ernesto da Silva (1896-1967)
Knives without hallmark
8392,6 g
Additional Information
Literature:
VIDAL, Manuel Gonçalves; ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de - "Marcas de Contrastes e Ourives Portugueses (1887 a 1993)", vol. II. Lisbon: IN-CM, nos. 83 and 2169
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