734
A pair of plates, MERGULHÃO
Estimate €1.100–1.700
733
A D. Maria style teapot, GUIA
Estimate €700–1.200
Description
Portuguese silver (833/000), neoclassical model in the English taste with partially gadrooned decoration. Handle and lid finial in rosewood.
Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984, goldsmith's mark Monteiro & Filhos (reg. 1949) and mark of Ourivesaria da Guia, Lisbon.
(signs of use)
L.: 30 cm
834 g
Text
Ourivesaria da Guia was one of the most celebrated goldsmiths and jewellers in Lisbon. 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 when the Martim Moniz neighborhood was demolished. After the "Pombalino" building in which it was housed was demolished, it operated at the Hotel Mundial between 1958 and the end of the 1970s.
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