Lot 1062
1062
AN ITALIAN SILVER BASIN
AN ITALIAN SILVER BASIN

WITH ASSAY MASTER'S MARK OF GIUSEPPE CALIFANO, NAPLES, 1695-1698, WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK ADV, POSSIBLY FOR ANTONIO DE VIETRI

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AN ITALIAN SILVER BASIN
WITH ASSAY MASTER'S MARK OF GIUSEPPE CALIFANO, NAPLES, 1695-1698, WITH UNIDENTIFIED MAKER'S MARK ADV, POSSIBLY FOR ANTONIO DE VIETRI
Shell shaped and on three cast shell feet, the fluted rim engraved with strapwork and foliage centring a grotesque mask, engraved with initials 'FG' within a shield, marked on side near rim
17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) wide
43 oz. 11 dwt. (1,354 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The maker for the mark 'ADV' is not known, however, a study of makers listed in E. Catello, Argenti Napoletani dal XVI al XIX Secolo, Naples, 1973, p. 173, suggests Antonio de Vietri is a possible candidate for the mark. He became a master in 1692. Another candidate Stefano de Vietri, was Assay Master in 1692, 1695 and 1701.

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