
466
Brandy bottle "bull"
Estimate €350–600
465
Estimate €300–500
In faience from the Bordallo Pinheiro factory.
With monochromatic decoration in ox-blood colour.
Silver (833/000) mount with the inscription "Depois das sopas molham-se as bocas", Porto hallmark in use from 1887 to 1937 and goldsmith's mark of the same period.
Portugal, 20th century.
Marked and signed A.P.
(signs of use)
18x25 cm
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