SILVER SPICE DISH. DE LUQUE Y LEYVA, JUAN. SPAIN, CÓRDOBA, 18TH CENTURY.

Spice rack. Silver. DE LUQUE Y LEYVA, Juan. Córdoba, 18th century. With contrast markings. Silver spice rack in its color with a truncated conical body, a sinuous lower edge that rests on volute legs with veined and floral motifs, a hemispherical bowl, a lid with a domed hinge, and decorated with highly relief plant elements. The contrast marks it presents identify it as a work from Córdoba from the 18th century, by Juan de Luque y Leyva or Leiva (1721-1779/80), which was the official marker of the city between 1772 and 1779/80. Typologically, it is a spice rack belonging to a somewhat peculiar tradition or model, common in Córdoba and Madrid but also present in Gerona, Antequera, etc. Weight: 68 grams.

· Size: 7x7x4,5 cms