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A D. Maria style candelabrum, SARMENTO
Estimate €2.000–3.000
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A scalloped tray, GUIA
Estimate €1.500–2.500
Description
Portuguese silver (916/000).
Scalloped border and gadrooned frieze. Raised on four claw feet.
Porto assay mark in use from 1938 to 1984, goldsmith's mark of José Joaquim Monteiro (reg. 1887) and mark of Ourivesaria da Guia, Lisbon.
(signs of use)
Diam.: 40.5 cm
1,533 g
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Ourivesaria da Guia was one of Lisbon's most celebrated goldsmiths and jewellers. 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 was housed was demolished, it operated at the Hotel Mundial between 1958 and the late 1970s.
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