Lot Essay
For a discussion of the farinheira, see footnote to lot 72.
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A BRAZILIAN SILVER MANIOC FLOUR BOWL (FARINHEIRA)
FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Circular, chased with flutes, overlapping ovolo and panels of flowerheads with scroll borders, the base engraved with a coat-of0-arms surmounted by a coronet,apparently unmarked--7½in.(19cm.) diameter
(7oz.10dwt., 246gr.)
FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Circular, chased with flutes, overlapping ovolo and panels of flowerheads with scroll borders, the base engraved with a coat-of0-arms surmounted by a coronet,apparently unmarked--7½in.(19cm.) diameter
(7oz.10dwt., 246gr.)