ANDRÉS SEVILLANO
Jar (Aquamanile), 1662-1663
Vermeil (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)
Width: 20 cm (7.87 inches)
Base diameter: 10 cm (3.94 inches)
Weight: 2191 g (77,285 oz)
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Provenance
Private collection
Stamps under the mouth: castle (incomplete), ---/SEVILLANo (letters 'A' and 'N' together, all letters with a thick line), and two more of a tiny, illegible size (one with an hexagonal profile, and the other, oval). Heraldry: coat of arms with two crowned lions rampant facing the trunk of a tree, the top of which has three sixpointed stars; impaled on a cross, and stamped with the Episcopal hat and tassels of said episcopal rank.
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