A SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER PERFUME BURNER (SAHUMADOR)

PERU, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER PERFUME BURNER (SAHUMADOR)
PERU, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
The dove-form burner pierced along its back feathers and holding in its beak a blood-colored stone, mounted on a circular stand chased with masks, scrolls, and foliage, the interior fitted with removeable brass burner pan, the inside of the cover later-engraved año de 1776, apparently unmarked
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) long overall; 16 oz. 10 dwt. (513 gr.)

Provenance

Collection of Clare Neilson (née Patkin), of Southport, Qld, Australia, circa 1982

Lot Essay

Dove-form incense burners are typically Peruvian; a related example is illustrated in Jose Antonio de Lavalle, Arte de Tesoros del Peru: Plateria Virreynal, 1974, p. 111.

This burner has been traditionally attributed to silversmith Delaves Lopez, working for Arture Loyer, whose estate was in Lima. Loyer's descendants settled in Melbourne, Australia, where this burner reputedly was owned.

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