Lot Essay
A similar slightly later shaving-dish is illustrated in D. Gonçalo de Vasconcelos e Sousa, Pratas Portuguesas em colecçtes particulares: séc. XV ao s\\ec. XX, Oporto, 1998, no. 38.
INDISTINCT MARKS POSSIBLY FOR LISBON, CIRCA 1750
Details
A Portuguese silver shaving-dish
Indistinct marks possibly for Lisbon, circa 1750
Shaped oval and with plain neck notch, with foliate scroll and guilloche rim, the inner border chased with foliate scrolls, the rim with indistinct marks
19¾in. (47.5cm.) long
37oz, (1,180gr.)
Indistinct marks possibly for Lisbon, circa 1750
Shaped oval and with plain neck notch, with foliate scroll and guilloche rim, the inner border chased with foliate scrolls, the rim with indistinct marks
19¾in. (47.5cm.) long
37oz, (1,180gr.)
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