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Pair of fish-serving cutlery
Estimate €50–80
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Toothpick holder "Porto"
Estimate €750–1.200
Description
Portuguese silver (835/000)
Base resting on three claw feet with lion masks.
Repoussé and engraved decoration with flowers and shellwork. Figure representing the warrior "Porto" with a dragon on the helmet and holding a lance and a shield bearing the city's arms.
Porto hallmark in use from 1985 to 2020 and goldsmith's mark of Manuel da Silva Sousa Oliveira (reg. 1952).
(signs of use)
H.: 24.5 cm
407 g
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