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A Portuguese silver inkstand


Estimate

2.700 - 4.500


Session 1

2 June 2026



Description

Comprising: inkwell, pounce pot, bell, two pen holders, and carrying handle
Silver
Relief and pierced decoration depicting flowers
Bell finial with relief decoration depicting a warrior figure holding a shield with the arms of Portugal
Raised on four feet
Illegible Lisbon assay mark as it was remarked with the eleven dinheiros fineness mark (1870-1879), without silversmith's mark
(restorations, losses to the edge moulding, and minor signs of wear)

24,5x32x21 cm
1843,8 g


Additional Information



Provenance:


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Literature:
ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de; CARLOS, Rita - "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras - Século XV a 1887". Lisbon: INCM, 2018, L64.0



Closed Auction