Lot Essay
The makers mark D.M.S is unidentified; however, there is a Lisbon maker's mark of DMS (no pellets between) attributed to David Maria de Sousa.
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LISBON, CIRCA 1880, THE SERVICE WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK S.V, THE TRAY WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK D.M.S
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A PORTUGUESE FOUR-PIECE SILVER TEA AND COFFEE-SERVICE WITH AN ASSOCIATED TRAY
LISBON, CIRCA 1880, THE SERVICE WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK S.V, THE TRAY WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK D.M.S
Each piece baluster, chased with foliage on a matted ground, teapot and coffee-pot with ebonised wood handle, the tray with canted corners and openwork gallery
the tray 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm.) long
gross weight 293 oz. (9,113 gr.)
LISBON, CIRCA 1880, THE SERVICE WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK S.V, THE TRAY WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK D.M.S
Each piece baluster, chased with foliage on a matted ground, teapot and coffee-pot with ebonised wood handle, the tray with canted corners and openwork gallery
the tray 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm.) long
gross weight 293 oz. (9,113 gr.)
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