Live auction 1Fine ArtSession · 18h00

25

Urn

Estimate €700–1.000

Description

Gilded Portuguese silver (833/000).

Gadrooned and engraved decoration in the D. Maria taste, cover finial with fruit with leaves and stem.

Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984 and goldsmith's mark of the same period.

(signs of use, gilding very worn)

H.: 25 cm

708 g

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