SILVER DESK WRITING SET. MADRID, SPAIN, PLATERÍAS MARTÍNEZ, 1819. WITH HALLMARKS.gr
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Reference: ZF0678
Writing instrument with four inkwells and a bell. Silver. Madrid, Platerías Martínez, 1819. With contrast marks. Silver writing desk in its colour, composed of a rectangular tray (raised on four claw-shaped legs with softened corners), four containers (two with holes in the lids, two without) and a bell in the centre. Both the decorative elements (very few in number) and the lines of the different elements respond to a clear influence of European Neoclassical models. Hallmarks can be found on the bases of the four vessels and on the tray. These link the piece with the city of Madrid and with the so-called Platerías Martínez. The Real Fábrica de Platería de Martínez was founded in 1778, and represented the introduction in Spain of the industrial manufacturing method in the field of silver work and of neoclassical aesthetics in Spanish silverwork. It was also one of the most important silver centres in the history of Spain, and was characterised by the originality of its designs and the perfect finish of its pieces. Compare, for example, with the pieces kept in the Museum of History of Madrid, although similar models to the present one can be found in private collections. Weight: 2,239 grams.
· Size: 29x24x15 cms
3.000 €
