Auction 150 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

352

A toothpick holder


Estimate

250 - 400


Session 1

4 June 2025



Description

Silver, fineness .835
Relief and chiseled decoration in the form of a claw holding an eggshell
Circular base with three eagle-form feet
Porto hallmark (1985-2020) and maker's mark of Manuel da Silva Sousa Oliveira (reg. 1952)

Height: 16,5
128,8 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. Lisboa: IN-CM, nº 4109 e 3880



Closed Auction