418
A scalloped salver
Estimate €520–720
417
A Belle-Époque salver
Estimate €670–900
Description
Portuguese silver (833/000).
Scalloped, raised and pierced rim in the rocaille taste with scrolls, cartouches, shells and leafy branches. Raised on three pierced and raised feet.
Porto assay mark in use from 1887 to 1937 and goldsmith's mark of the same period.
(signs of use)
Diam.: 38 cm
683 g
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