SILVER CUP (“TEMBLADERA”). 18TH CENTURY.

Catavinos or scrapie. Silver. Century XVIII. No contrast marks. Silver catavinos in their color with smooth edges, handles in the shape of a crowned animal (rampant lions with their tails curved towards the back) and a decoration at the bottom of the piece of lines framing a simple flower. In Spanish silversmithing, Baroque trends were maintained during almost the first two thirds of the 18th century, except in the capital, where Rococo forms were already introduced without displacing the previous ones. It would not be until 1740 when French silversmiths introduced these innovations in Madrid, which would slowly spread to the rest of the centers, depending on areas and masters. This survival of the 17th century forms can be seen in the fact that bernegales tembladeras were, in general, more common pieces in the 17th century, remaining during the 18th century relegated to centers far from the main creative areas. Compare the present example with the one preserved in the Vivanco Foundation dated in the first third of the 18th century (inv. 002208), or colonial pieces from private collections (with figurative handles reminiscent of those of this piece) or preserved in prominent institutions such as the salvilla and bernegal set from the Monastery of the Conceptionists of Ágreda (Soria), specimens in the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid, etc. Weight: 110 gr

· Size: 15x10,5x4,5 cms.