SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP. WITH HALLMARKS. 17TH-18TH CENTURIES.Y

Bernegal or glass or wine tasting. Silver. 17th-18th centuries. With contrast markings. Bernegal made of silver in its color that has a circular foot, body widening upwards and two flat handles in “that” with the central part widened. It has contrast marks on the handle (unidentified) and a chip mark on the base. Both bernegales and tembladeras were very common typologies in Spanish baroque silversmithing in the 17th century, and continued to be popular in the following century, mainly in centers far from important creative centers. Also known as catavinos, these types of drinking glasses were used on special occasions (ceremonies...), hence their material and the decoration they have, they were objects for civil use, although it was not strange or exceptional that they were donated or commissioned for use in churches or liturgical settings. Compare the present piece with two cups or shakers from the Collection of the Monterrey Palace in Salamanca (one from Paris made around 1750 and another from Salamanca) decorated with gallons and two raised “ese” handles; with the bernegal of the Metropolitan Museum made in London in 1680 from the Irwin Untermyer collection (very similar in shape to the present one); or with the pair of bernegales by Antonio López Díaz (made in Jaén and dated 1758/1772) from the Valencia Institute of Don Juan in Madrid. Weight: 162 grams.

· Size: 14x11x9 cms.