918
A Belle-Époque dessert flatware service, LEITÃO & IRMÃO
Estimate €1.600–2.600
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917
A small cutlery box with spoons
Estimate €900–1.600
Description
Shagreen lined wood with brass feet, clasp and lid mount depicting a lion's head. Interior lined in velvet containing twelve teaspoons and a sugar spoon in silver (800/000).
Spoons with Lisbon assay mark (1843–1870) (L-45) and goldsmith's mark Victor Ângelo Dinis (L-613), sugar spoon of later date.
(signs of use, box with defects and sugar spoon with Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984)
H.: 21.2 cm
263.4 g
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