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A Portuguese silver seal by Leitão & Irmão


Estimate

400 - 600


Session 1

2 June 2026



Description

Silver, fineness .916
Neo-Manueline taste decoration
Chiselled decoration with the Arms of Portugal surmounted by a Royal Crown
Spiralled handle decorated with relief foliage elements
Octagonal base with relief engraving of interlaced rope pattern
Die engraved with the monogram LM
Lisbon hallmark (1938-1984), silversmith's mark of Leitão & Irmão
(signs of wear)

Height: 12 cm
456,5 g


Additional Information



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Literature:
VIDAL, Manuel Gonçalves; ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de - "Marcas de Contrastes e Ourives Portugueses (1887 a 1993)", vol. II. Lisbon: INCM, 1996, nos. 64 and 635



Closed Auction