Silver Small Brasero or Brazier, Royal Factory of Antonio Martínez, Madrid, 1832

Cup with tray. Silver. Royal Silver Factory of Antonio Martínez. Madrid, Spain, 1830s. Model cataloged in "National Heritage Silverware Catalog", page 254, With contrast markings. Circular dish or tray with fluted molding towards the rim and plain skirt and bottom; In the center of the bottom there is a support decorated with a grooved band and a smooth base in which the cup is fitted by means of a special piece. The cup or vase has a circular base with a base and a body with a concave striated surface; ribbed ovoid belly and two handles in the form of female masks finished off in avenerated shapes; the neck is concave and has a smooth surface. The lid has a fluted edge matching the tray and a smooth area, ending in the center with a convex veined finish with a butterfly on a flower on top. The contrasting marks present place us in the manufacture of the Game in Madrid (with the date partially visible), in the Royal Silver Factory of Antonio Martínez. The Real Fábrica de Plataría de Martínez was founded in 1778, and meant the introduction in Spain of the industrial manufacturing method in the field of silver work and the neoclassical aesthetics in Spanish silverware...

Snuffers with cover. Silver. Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez, Madrid, 1846. With contrast markings. Scissors to cut the wick of candles, known as snuffers, made of silver in thei...

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Scribe with four inkwells and bell. Silver. Madrid, Silversmiths Martínez, 1819. With contrast marks. Notary of silver in its color composed of a rectangular tray (raised on four...

Scribe with three inkwells. Silver. Real Martínez silver factory, Madrid, 1845. With contrast marks. Notary of silver in its color composed of a rectangular tray with raised and op...

Writing desk. Silver. Madrid, 1819 and 1841. With contrast marks. Artificer M. García. Property initials. Clerk composed of three containers on a slightly raised base on animal claws...

Silversmith L. B. Small silver soup tureen or puerperal cup with plate and lid Milan, around 1830 Height 19.5 cm (7.67 in) - diameter 21.7 cm (8.54 in) lb 2.14 (kg 0.97) State of conservation: slight use defects and a dent on the plate. From about the mid-16th century, the puerperal soup tureen or puerperal cup became one of the most popular wedding gifts in central Italy. As an auspicious symbol, it replaced the birth table...

Heading : Sterling silver Vinaigrette Date : Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1832 for Nathaniel Mills Period : William IV Origin : Birmingham, England Decoration : Embellished with toole...

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Hallmarked in London in 1970, this handsome, Sterling Silver Model of a Royal Scots Dragoon Guard (formerly 3rd Carabiniers) is wonderfully modelled and sta...