Lot Essay
Compartments of foliage divided by stylized ropetwist borders are characteristic of silverwork made in Santafe de Bogota at the end of the 18th century.
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A SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER FRAME
CIRCA 1800, POSSIBLY COLOMBIAN
Shaped rectangular, the borders chased with entwined laurel and flowerheads between, with dentilated rims, the shaped pediment with ropetwist scrolls, beads and flowerheads with a central palmette above, the base border engraved A devocion de Juana Ferrufino, now fitted with a mirror, apparently unmarked--27 1/8in. (68.9cm.) high
CIRCA 1800, POSSIBLY COLOMBIAN
Shaped rectangular, the borders chased with entwined laurel and flowerheads between, with dentilated rims, the shaped pediment with ropetwist scrolls, beads and flowerheads with a central palmette above, the base border engraved A devocion de Juana Ferrufino, now fitted with a mirror, apparently unmarked--27 1/8in. (68.9cm.) high