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A Retro tea and coffee set
Estimate €2.400–3.400
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A tea and coffee service, GUIA
Estimate €2.500–3.500
Description
Portuguese silver (833/000).
D. Maria model with plain decoration and fluted friezes, rosewood handles.
Comprising a teapot, a coffee pot, a milk jug and a sugar bowl with lid.
Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984, goldsmith's mark Monteiro & Filhos (1949–1970) and mark of Ourivesaria da Guia, Lisbon.
(signs of use, minor dents)
H.: 26 cm
2,720 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 had been housed was demolished, it operated at the Hotel Mundial between 1958 and the late 1970s.
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