SILVER WRITTING SET. WITH HALLMARKS. CORDOBA (SPAIN), ANTONIO JOSÉ SANTA CRUZ Y JUAN DE LUQUE Y LEIVA, 1773.
Antiques - Miscellaneous / Silver Works
Reference: Z6810
Spanish: Notary. With hallmarks and engraving marks. There is a defect in some container and a bell is added. Silver writing table consisting of a tray, four containers and a bell. The first element, oval in shape, has edges with soft curves and counter-curves, decorated on the upper part with flat mouldings, combined with volutes and osier shapes; it stands on legs composed of two volutes flanking a teardrop, a set topped by a symmetrical composition. The four containers, with lids, have profiles with soft curves (among which engraved initials can be seen), which run towards the upper part following parallel spirals, these lines being extended on the finished lids. Two of them, smaller, have holes in the lids. The bell to summon the service, which has a space for itself on the tray, has much simpler lines. The hallmarks placed at various points in the set provide information regarding their date, origin and place of creation. They were made in Córdoba. Antonio José de Santa Cruz was a silversmith known for his work in Córdoba, active mainly in the second half of the 18th century; his works are preserved in some churches and in prominent institutions such as the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid. Juan de Luque y Leiva was a renowned marker from Córdoba, active around the same time, with works preserved in the area (Parish of San Miguel in Córdoba, a wine rack with cruets in Loja from 1778, works in the Costume Museum in Madrid, etc.). Stylistically, the lines of the entire set (except for the bell) show that it belongs to the Rococo style, with the usual influence of certain details of Neoclassicism, which influence the relative simplification of the decoration of the pieces, while still maintaining something of the movement of the other artistic style mentioned, which is also characteristic of the 18th century. Weight: 1490 grams.
· Size: 26x30x15 cms.
4.500 €
