SILVER CUP (TEMBLADERA) OR WINE TASTING CUP. 18TH CENTURY.

Tembladera or catavinos. Silver. Century XVIII. A handle is missing. Container known as catavinos or tembladera (as it does not have a foot) made of silver in its color with a flat handle curved in the shape of "that" decorated with simplified plant elements, and a line of morsels (gallion shapes) on the edge enhanced by a smooth band. Towards the interior it presents strings of pearls and dots, and a cross in the background. Bernegales and morsels were frequent pieces in Spanish silversmithing in the 17th century, usually being relegated to centers of somewhat less importance in the 18th century. Compare it with pieces such as the silver bernegal from the last third of the 17th century from the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (perhaps from the Portuguese school; inventory 3916), or the one dated between 1640 and 1665 from the same museum (inventory 3910), or that of José Jiménez de Illescas (inventory 3915, dated 1715-1725) in the same institution. Weight: 101 grams.

· Size: 12x10x4 cms.