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Set of Spice Pots, Palencia, late 16th centurySilver in its own colour; cast, repoussé, engraved, punch-marked15 x 15cm; 7.8 cm Ø (body); 7.6 cm Ø (lid)
14.5 x 15cm; 8cm Ø (body); 7.8cm Ø (lid)
Weight 856g / 836g -
The Fantastic Chinese Stove-kettle of the Three Worlds, China, Ming Dynasty, late 16th century, early 17th centuryCast, beaten, repoussé, chased, engraved and burnished silverHeight 47 cm; weight 5,050 gLong-Fenghuang Stove-Kettle 龙凤火壶
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Silver-Gilt Christening Bowl on Salver with FootNueva Guatemala de la Asunción (Guatemala City), 1797
Gold-plated and filigree silver, raised, shaped and cast
Goblet: height 9 cm; width of the mouth 14.5 cm; diameter of the base 7 cm
Salver: height 5 cm; width of the plate 25.8 cm; diameter of the base 12.5 cmMarks: two on the interior of the base of the salver: Santiago on horseback between two volcanos in a square frame with beveled corners and a royal ‘de busto’ crown
Inscriptions: on the reverse of the plate in Spanish script: “Recuerdo de Pedro Ordóñez a John y Maria Cholmeley Dios bendiga a tus Yjos venideros Año de 1797 +” [Souvenir from Pedro Ordóñez to John and Maria Cholmeley May God bless your forthcoming children Year 1797 +”]; in the interior of the goblet in English “Montague John Chomeley / August 6th, 1802” “Elizabeth Cholmeley/Sep. 19th 1803”, “Henry Daniel Cholmeley / April 6, 1810”, “Charlotte Maria Cholmeley Baptised Sep. 2, 1804”, “Frances Cholmeley Baptised August 5th 1807”, “James Harrison Cholmeley Baptised March 2, 1808”, “Henry Daniel Cholmeley / April 6, 1810”. -
ANDRÉS SEVILLANOJar (Aquamanile), 1662-1663Vermeil (silver gilt); lathed, cast, chiseled, with matted surface (matting).Height: 34 cm (13.39 inches)
Width: 20 cm (7.87 inches)
Base diameter: 10 cm (3.94 inches)
Weight: 2191 g (77,285 oz) -
Pedro Franco (attrib.)Mexican Silver-gilt Monstrance, 1608Mexico City. Before August 8, 1608.
Mark: Male head in left profile over o/M in between crowned columns (repeated twice), TO/RES (with horizontal separating bar) and an F crested with a crown (several times in the small bells). Engraved.
Silve-gilt; turned, melted, embossed, engraved and chiseled.Height: 57.5 cm
Cup's diameter: 16.5 cm
Weight: 2443 g -
Chalice, 1550-1560Santiago de Guatemala
Gilt silver, partially in its color; turned, cast, embossed and engraved.
Marks on the foot flange: Pilgrim venera inscribed within a square profile frame, and three-pointed vegetable crown.Height: 28 cm
Width: 19 cm
Weight: 938 g -
“CHAROLA” PLATTER, Mexico City, 1673-1687Silver: turned, cast, repoussé and trimmed with “picado de lustre” punchwork
Measurements: 50.5 cm long by 34.8 cm wide and 5 cm high
Weight: 1.799kg
Marks: male head over an M between crowned columns; eagle on a prickly pear and FVENTE; plus another mark: between crowned columns, a male head over a P (this initial is unclear). No zigzag assay gouge
Marks of ownership engraved on the back: a symbol (some kind of poker, located in the middle) and the letters MLIR (or MILR) at the end of the shorter axis.
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TrayAnonymous artist
Viceroyalty of Peru, mid-18th century
Inscription: MACICAO
36 x 27cm
880 grams -
Silver Estrado Table, circa 1780Cast, hammered and carved silver.38 x 38 x 38 cm
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Esaias zur LindenNef, Nuremberg, 1609-1629Silver, parcel-gilt, chased, cast, engraved, embossed.44 x 25 x 10 cm
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Francisco Lecadiu (attrib.)Altar Cross, 1779-1788Mexico City
Silver, partially gilded. Cast, engraved and inscribed.
Marks appear several times: LNC, M with a crown and eagle in flight.Height: 56 cm
Maximum width: 25 cm
Base: 25 cm -
Iván PolovzkovTankard, 1775Moscow, Russia. Partially Silver Gilt. Silver marks from Iván Polovzkov.
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Miguel Guerra ÁvilaGolden Jug of Yelmo, late 18th centuryGilt silver
Silversmith brand: Miguel Guerra Ávila.
City mark and tax mark: Royal crown.Height: 32 cm -
Metalsmith workshop in LombardyProcessional Cross, First half of the 15th centuryBeaten, embossed and gilded copper over a wooden core.
Height: 51.5 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Thickness: 4 cm -
Altar Cross, circa 1535-1559Palencia
Silver gilt, partially preserving its color. Cast, lathed, molded, engraved, embossed, and chiseled.
Incomplete marks on the base inner edge: Greek fleur-de-lys cross, PA/-- and ---/VM (?). Long, zigzag burin engraving.Height: 37 cm
Width: 24 cm
Base: 5 cm
Weight: 1,406 g -
Pomander, Late 16th centuryDutch or German
Gilt silver and silver -
Silver Jar, 1550-1560Palma de Mallorca
Chiseled, cast and engraved silver.
Inscripcion: AVE MARIA (In Gothic letter) and a V.
Mark next to the edge of the mouth: -AIORI followed by a palm (with an O and R together). Chipped three times, very fine.Height: 14 cm
Width: 20 cm
Mouth diameter: 11 cm
Foot diameter: 7.5 cm -
Pair of Ornamental Plaques, 17th centuryBolivia (Upper Peru)
Silver; cast, worked, repoussé, chased and polished.55 x 35 cm each -
Pair of SalversViceroyalty of Peru (Peru), 17th century
Silver in own color, cast, beaten and chased23 x 7 cm each -
Pair of Box StirrupsPeru, early 19th century.
Initials of former owner: J. CH
Cast and chased silver, carved wood and leather.
25 x 26 x 17 cm -
Salt CellarSantiago de Guatemala
City brand, tax mark, crown royal silver.
Chiseled and embossed.Height: 7.5 cm
