Auction 109 The Count of Póvoa Collection - Quinta da Serra

902

An important eight branch chandelier


Estimate

10.000 - 15.000


Session 3

29 September 2021



Description

Brazilian silver
Profuse reliefs decoration of foliage motifs and volutes
Branches of double striated and engraved foliage and scroll decoration
Pseudo Oporto assay marks (BR-54.0) used in Brazil in the middle 19th century
Known with Rio de Janeiro maker's mark (BR-290.0) José Fernandes de Carvalho (1847-1853)

Weight: 14000g


Category

Silver


Additional Information

Literature: F. Moitinho de Almeida/Rita Carlos
"Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras"
Séc. XV a 1887
pp. 414 e 454



Closed Auction