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Court scene
Estimate €80–150
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A pair of tall vases, FERREIRA MARQUES
Estimate €1.500–2.500
Description
Portuguese silver (833/000).
Repoussé, chased and engraved decoration in the Baroque taste, centre with the arms of Portugal and handles with cornucopias.
Porto hallmark in use from 1887 to 1937, goldsmith's mark of Eduardo Martins Carneiro (reg. 1923) and mark of Ferreira Marques Filhos.
(signs of use, traces of plaster on the interior of the bases)
H.: 37.2 cm
1,536 g
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