SILVER INCENSE RECIPIENT (NAVETA). SPAIN, SALAMANCA, 1824-1850.
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Silver
Reference: ZE438
Naveta. Silver in its natural color. Salamanca, Spain, 1824-1850. With contrasting marks and text. Silver boat in its natural color with a circular, stepped foot decorated with finished moldings, a curved shaft or foot with lines, and an elongated top part, with a lid on one side and a protrusion on the other side of the piece (note the damage here). The hallmarks on the upper edge (beneath the hinged lid) and on the foot place the manufacture of this vessel in Salamanca, during the years of the renowned assayer known as Bernabé Hidalgo (apparently documented in 1840, considered by some to have been active in the 18th and 19th centuries; there is evidence of a Bernabé Sahagún Hidalgo practicing as an assayer in Salamanca between 1824 and 1850). The other hallmark could not be identified. Note also the inscription “Billaberde” on the foot of the piece. Weight: 454 grams.
· Size: 16x10x18 cms.
1.200 €
