SILVER JAR OR JUG. MADRID, SPAIN, 1803.
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Reference: ZF1015
Jug. Silver. Madrid, Spain, 1803. With hallmarks. Published in the Encyclopedia of Spanish and Viceroyal American Silver. Bibliography: Fernández, Alejandro; Munoa, Rafael; Rabasco, Jorge. “Encyclopedia of Spanish and Viceregal American Silver”. Second edition, corrected and expanded. Torreangulo Graphic Art, Madrid, 1985. Page 361, image 671. Jug with a moulded circular base and a semi-ovate belly on which a concave neck is raised by a band. The mouth, with a sinuous line, is highlighted with another fine smooth moulding and is warped at the front; it is covered with a lid that follows the same lines and is finished with a frog. The handle has a broken line, ends in plant motifs and is highlighted with a wide, smooth band or moulding towards the centre of the jug. This jug can be included in a group inspired by a traditional European model brought to Spain and initially spread by Platerías Martínez (compare, noting similarities and differences, with the silver jug in its colour marked in 1806 from the Royal Silver Factory of Madrid in the National Archaeological Museum, also topped with a frog on the lid; or with a jug from Barcelona dated around 1810, preserved in the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid). In 18th century Spain, it was the capital that set the standard in silverwork: baroque, rococo and neoclassical styles coexisted, but the first trend was soon abandoned, replaced by the second, which was introduced around 1740, with Neoclassicism appearing around 1770 and gradually imposing itself from 1780. The hallmarks it presents are those of the Villa y Corte de Madrid, which also allow the piece to be dated. Weight: 1,100 grams.
· Size: 16x12x30 cms.
1.900 €
