Lot Essay
The coats-of-arms are those of Savoy for Victor-Emmanuel II who became King of Sardinia in 1849 and the first King of Italy in 1861. He married in 1842 Adelaïde, Archduchess of Austria.
TURIN, CIRCA 1840, MAKER'S MARK PB, PROBABLY FOR A MEMBER OF THE BORRANI FAMILY
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A SET OF FOUR ITALIAN SILVER TABLE-CANDLESTICKS
Turin, circa 1840, maker's mark PB, probably for a member of the Borrani family
Fluted, each on shaped circular and domed base applied with Royal accolé coats-of-arms, with fluted baluster stem and vase-shaped nozzle, the bases engraved with weights, inventory numbers and date 1853, marked on bases and nozzles
26.5 cm. (10 3/8 in.) high
2,585 gr. (83 oz.) (4)
Turin, circa 1840, maker's mark PB, probably for a member of the Borrani family
Fluted, each on shaped circular and domed base applied with Royal accolé coats-of-arms, with fluted baluster stem and vase-shaped nozzle, the bases engraved with weights, inventory numbers and date 1853, marked on bases and nozzles
26.5 cm. (10 3/8 in.) high
2,585 gr. (83 oz.) (4)
Engraved