SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP. WITH HALLMARKS. 17TH-18TH CENTURIES.Y
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Silver
Reference: Z6022
Bernegal or glass or wine tasting. Silver. 17th-18th centuries. With contrast markings. A silver-colored Bernegal coin with a circular foot, a body that widens towards the top, and two flat, S-shaped handles with a flared central section. It has hallmarks on the handle (unidentified) and an engraved mark on the base. Both bernegales and tembladeras were very common types in 17th-century Spanish Baroque silverware, and remained popular into the following century, mainly in areas far removed from the major centers of silversmithing. Also known as wine glasses, these types of drinking cups were used on special occasions (ceremonies, etc.), hence their material and decoration. They were objects of secular use, although it was not unusual or exceptional for them to be donated or commissioned for use in churches or liturgical settings. Compare this piece with two cups or bowls from the Monterrey Palace Collection in Salamanca (one Parisian, made around 1750, and the other from Salamanca) decorated with gadroons and two raised S-shaped handles; with the bowl from the Metropolitan Museum, made in London in 1680 from the Irwin Untermyer collection (very similar in form to the present one); or with the pair of bowls by Antonio López Díaz (made in Jaén and dated 1758/1772) from the Valencia de Don Juan Institute in Madrid. Weight: 162 grams.
· Size: 14x11x9 cms.
1.800 €
