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A large scalloped dish
Estimate €1.400–2.400
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A tea and coffee set, GUIA
Estimate €2.400–3.400
Description
Portuguese silver (916/000).
Gadrooned decoration with scalloped friezes and volute handles.
Comprising a teapot, a coffee pot, a milk jug and a sugar bowl with lid.
Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984, goldsmith's mark of João Joaquim Monteiro (1887–1949) and mark of Ourivesaria da Guia, Lisbon.
(signs of use, minor dents)
H.: 21.5 cm
2,390 g
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Ourivesaria da Guia was one of the most celebrated goldsmiths and jewellers in Lisbon. Founded in 1875, it achieved enormous prestige in the first half of the twentieth century. Established in Largo da Mouraria for decades, it was forced to relocate after the Martim Moniz demolitions. After the "Pombalino" building in which it had been housed was demolished, it operated at the Hotel Mundial between 1958 and the end of the 1970s.
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