SILVER CUP (TEMBLADERA) OR WINE TASTING CUP. 18TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Silver
Reference: ZE366
Wine tasting glass or shudder. Silver. 18th century. A vessel known as a wine glass or tembladera (due to its lack of a foot), made of silver in its natural color, with two flat, curved handles decorated with simplified vegetal motifs, and a line of scalloped shapes (lobed forms) around the rim, enhanced by bands of recessed dots that remain in relief on the interior of the piece, where they extend and frame the background decoration. A flower, highlighted with a line of dots, is located in this area. Bernegales and tembladeras with scalloped shapes were common pieces in 17th-century Spanish silverwork, generally becoming relegated to less important centers in the 18th century. Compare with pieces such as the silver bernegal from the last third of the 17th century in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (perhaps of the Portuguese school; inventory 3916), or the one dated between 1640 and 1665 in the same museum (inventory 3910), or that of José Jiménez de Illescas (inventory 3915, dated 1715-1725) in the same institution. Weight: 79 grams.
· Size: 15x11x4 cms.
900 €
