Auction 155 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

621

A silver toothpick holder


Estimate

600 - 800


Session 2

16 December 2025



Description

Silver
Quadrangular base with cut corners raised on stylised claw feet
With relief decoration depicting foliage
Central cylindrical column with octagonal shaft of smooth and lightly chamfered faces, terminating in a projecting ring marking the transition to the male figure in Renaissance dress
Porto assay mark (1855-1861) and goldsmith's mark MC

Height: 19 cm
295 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-37.0



Closed Auction