SILVER JAR OR JUG. MADRID, SPAIN, 1803.

Jug. Silver. Madrid, Spain, 1803. With contrast markings. Published Encyclopedia of Spanish and Viceregal American silver. Bibliography: Fernández, Alejando; Munoa, Rafael; Rabasco, Jorge. “Encyclopedia of Spanish and American Viceregal Silver.” Second edition, corrected and increased. Torreangulo Graphic Art, Madrid, 1985. Page 361, image 671. Jug with a molded circular foot and semi-ovate belly on which, by means of a band, rises a neck with a concave profile. The mouth, with a sinuous layout, is highlighted with another fine smooth molding and is warped at the front; It is covered with a capper or lid that follows the same lines and has been finished with a frog. The handle has a broken line, ends in vegetal motifs and has been highlighted with a wide, smooth band or molding towards the center of it. The present jug can be included within a group that is inspired by a model of European tradition brought to Spain and spread, at first, by Platerías Martínez (compare, noting similarities and differences, with the silver jug in its color marked in 1806 from the Royal Silver Factory of Madrid of the National Archaeological Museum, also finished with a frog on the lid; or with a jug from Barcelona dated around 1810, preserved in the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid). In 18th century Spain, it was the capital that set the standard in silversmithing: baroque, rococo and neoclassical styles coexisted, but the first trend was soon abandoned, replaced by the second that was introduced around 1740, with Neoclassicism appearing approximately in 1770 and gradually imposing itself since 1780. The contrast marks it presents are those of the Villa and Court of Madrid, which, in addition, allow the piece to be dated. Weight: 1,100 grams.

· Size: 16x12x30 cms.