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A Portuguese silver canteen of cutlery in a shako-form case


Estimate

3.400 - 5.000


Session 1

2 June 2026



Description

Comprising: four serving pieces; 12 soup spoons; 11 forks and 12 meat knives
Silver and .835 silver
Polished and pierced decoration
Spatula and small rice spoon with Porto hallmark (1985-2020) and commercial mark of the silversmith A. P. DA SILVA, LDA - LISBOA
Soup ladle with Porto assay mark (1810-1826) and silversmith's mark of Custódio Martins Vilaça (1762-1822)
Rice spoon with Porto assay mark (1810-1826) and silversmith's mark of Manuel da Costa Brandão
5 soup spoons, 5 forks and 4 meat knives with Porto assay mark (1784-1792) and silversmith's mark attributable to Luís António Coelho (1774-1800)
6 soup spoons, 7 forks and 5 meat knives with Porto assay mark (1803-1810) and silversmith's mark attributable to Manuel José de Faria (1770-1807)
1 soup spoon with Guimarães assay mark (1851-1869) and silversmith's mark much worn and partially illegible, G20.0
3 unmarked knives, 1 with slightly different design
With shako-form case in wood lined with green leather, interior in red velvet
Raised on ball and claw feet, with metal handles and mounts
(traces of woodworm, signs of wear, losses and defects)

Length: 31 cm (concha de sopa)
3647 g (bruto)


Additional Information

Literature:
ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de; CARLOS, Rita - "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras - Século XV a 1887". Lisboa: INCM, 2018, P25.0 and P213.0; P25.0 and P196.0; P16.0 and P451.0a; P18.0 and P482.0; G20.0
SOUSA, Gonçalo de Vasconcelos e - "Dicionário de ourives e lavrantes da prata do Porto, 1750-1825", Civilização Editora, 2005, pp. 106 to 110 and pp. 195 to 197;



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