LOT 5 (3240410) Est R8000 to R15000 – A Stunning 20th Century Portuguese Silver Salver in the Rococo Taste

Description

stamped: 833, (2nd standard eagle hallmark) (toque exacto, aguia), hallmarked for Oporto 1938-1984, the multifoil body, enclosing a plain reserve, surrounded by a stylised border featuring engraved and incised rocaille, acanthus leaves and scrollwork on a finely tooled ground, surrounded by a scalloped band and further decorated with an ornate raised, cast and embossed foliated rim, profusely adorned with repoussé scrolling leaf, shell, strapwork and floral motifs (Height: 3.5cm, diameter: 41cm) (Approx weighable silver mass: 1086g) (Condition report: Minor dent evident to the reserve)