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MAKER'S MARK OF JOÃO DE OLIVEIRA E COSTA, OPORTO, CIRCA 1890
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A MONUMENTAL PORTUGUESE SILVER HANGING LAMP
Maker's mark of João de Oliveira e Costa, Oporto, circa 1890
Baluster, the body repoussé and chased with scrolls, acanthus, diaperwork, and flowers, three arms each in the form of a putto holding a standard with four sockets, the other three acanthus-capped scroll arms with a single socket, the central socket with rim of stiff everted leaves, fitted for electricity, marked on neck and body
39½in. (104cm.) diameter, 34½in. (88cm.) high (excluding chains); gross weight 647oz. 10dwt. (20144gr.)
Maker's mark of João de Oliveira e Costa, Oporto, circa 1890
Baluster, the body repoussé and chased with scrolls, acanthus, diaperwork, and flowers, three arms each in the form of a putto holding a standard with four sockets, the other three acanthus-capped scroll arms with a single socket, the central socket with rim of stiff everted leaves, fitted for electricity, marked on neck and body
39½in. (104cm.) diameter, 34½in. (88cm.) high (excluding chains); gross weight 647oz. 10dwt. (20144gr.)