
422
A gallery salver, TOPÁZIO
Estimate €750–950
421
Estimate €520–720
Portuguese silver (833/000), resting on three feet decorated with scrolls and shells.
Pierced gallery.
Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984 and goldsmith's mark of the same period.
(signs of use)
Diam.: 24.5 cm
523 g
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