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A D. Maria style candelabrum, SARMENTO

Estimate €2.000–3.000

Description

Portuguese silver (916/000).

Neoclassical taste, raised square foot, partially gadrooned base and stem.

Detachable arms with four sconces and a central one with snuffer.

Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984, goldsmith's mark of the same period and mark of the silversmith W. A. Sarmento, Lisbon.

(signs of use)

H.: 45 cm

1,940 g

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