SILVER JAR OR JUG. VITORIA, 18TH-19TH CENTURIES.
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Reference: ZF1016
Jug. Silver. Vitoria, 18th-19th centuries. With hallmarks and engraving marks, and ownership initials (TN). 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 240; page 430, image 1472. A silver jug or pitcher in its colour, with a circular base decorated with mouldings and a string of pearls, a semi-ovate belly on which, by means of a band of classicist architectural motifs, a curve, a step and a high neck with a concave profile rise. The mouth, with a sinuous outline and enhanced with another band of plant elements, has a rise towards the spout, and is covered with a lid or cover finished with a swan-shaped knob. The handle is a round feline, stalking the bird. Typologically, the piece follows neoclassical models, brought from Europe to Madrid and spread from there. It should also be noted that the handle with a round figurative element is not entirely common, although examples of jugs with handles in the form of a grotesque, lion, etc. are known in private collections. The hallmarks on it place the piece's production in Vitoria, by the hands of the silversmith Argandoña and with the faithful hallmark Maison. Tomás de Argandoña is believed to have been active in the city between 1790 and 1810, while Maison has been dated between the 18th and 19th centuries. Weight: 1100 grams.
· Size: 14x12x31 cms.
3.500 €
