Silver Drinking Cup, Spain, 16th Century

Catavinos or scrapie. Silver in its color. Spain, 16th Century. With contrast marks, illegible. Cup without foot or handles, in silver in its color and with a circular base, flar...

Pair of catavinos. Silver. XVII century. Pair of glasses or mugs for drinking wine made of silver in its color that have a small and low cylindrical foot, a flared rim towards the top and a central area curved...

The hallmarks of this piece are reproduced in "Enciclopedia de plata Española y Virreinal Americana" pag 200 number 1056, serving as a hallmark reference for the publication. Silver ...

Portapaz. Silver in its color and gilded. Century XVI. Portapaz made of silver that has a handle (decorated with delicate plant motifs similar to those of the pilasters) and a female and a male bust at the bottom, as well as other architectural elements on the back, and, on the front, an architectural composition classicist basement (with busts flanking a flower and a cross), two pilasters (vegetal decoration and capital recalling the composite order) with entablature (flowers flanking an angel's head; moldings), and a semicircular arch finish with elements veined in relief under cross and flanked by two architectural motifs in the upper part. This composition frames and enhances a gilt silver relief where you can see the Lament or Cry over the Body of Christ, with the Virgin holding the head of Jesus, Saint John at her side, the Magdalene and other characters, a cross following the group and a landscape background with houses and plant elements. This architectural structure mentioned is similar to the one present in other 16th century portapaces, such as that of the Magdalena de Dos Hermanas parish (Hernando de Ballesteros el Mozo, around 1575); or that of the Galaroza parish (same author and date); or that of the portapaz of San Miguel de Jerez de los Caballeros (in some details); etc. As for the relief, it is possible to clearly see a strong Italian influence, and the similarity between it and important pieces such as the Portapaz known as “de Cisneros by Juan de Burgos (1493-1497; MuseoCatedralicio de Alcalá de Henares), as well as in paintings and reliefs. Also noteworthy are both the male and female busts in the lower area and the Maltese cross (or Saint John's) that appears in this area. This symbol was used since the 12th century as an insignia by the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, also known as the Order of Malta...

Without hallmarks. Silver drinking cup with smooth edges, handles in the shape of a crowned animal (rampant lions with curved tail towards the back) and a decoration at the bottom o...

Solid silver cup, 20th century. Bernegal gallonado made in silver in its color with two circular handles on the sides. It clearly follows examples of ancient silverware, in Spanish Baroque concrete, both in its form and in those decorative elements mentioned. Weight: Measures: 15 x 11.5 x 7.5 cms. Package's weight and measures...

16th century Spanish Bronze Mortar with Letters M on the Sides

Italian (20th Century) silver-plate drink cup with elk head top (signed: GUCCI, ITALY)

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver drinks tray; an addition to our ornamental Russian silverware collection. This fine antique Russian silver tray has an oval shaped form. The surface of the drinks tray is embellished with engraved floral and foliate sprays incorporating eight circular vacant cartouches subdivided by rosette designs. The ornamentation to the tray encompasses a large vacant circular cartouche. The raised rounded border is ornamented with applied moulded decoration to the rim. This impressive Russian silver tray is fitted with a plain rounded hallmarked handle to either end. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this tray include: Maker's mark: ?.?.? (untraced) Assay mark: A.C , 1871 Silver quality/purity mark: 84 (84 zolotniks) City mark: St George slaying the dragon (Moscow, Russia) This assayer could be either Aggey Grigoryevich Svechin or Aleksandr Alekseyevich Smirnov 84 zolotniki is equivalent to 875/1000 or .875 standard silver Condition This antique tray is a very good gauge of silver, excellent quality and in exceptional condition in keeping with age. The engraved ornamentation is all very crisp. The Russian silver hallmarks...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Spanish silver jug with matching cups; an addition to our range of drinks related silverware This...

Novelty 20th century solid silver wager / marriage cup, the cups design inspired by the early 16th century German example, modelled as a female figure supporting over her head a smalled domed swiveling cup and the lower cups half chased with beautiful floral scrolls. The silver wager cup...

Mid-20th century Italian silver plated set of four stirrup cups, the head realistically cast as a fox heads with ears pricked, stirrup cups modelled as foxes are extremely rare and s...