SILVER JAR OR JUG. VITORIA, 18TH-19TH CENTURIES.

Jug. Silver. Vitoria, 18th-19th centuries. With hallmarks and chipping marks, and ownership initials (TN). Published in Encyclopedia of Spanish and American Viceregal 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 240; page 430, image 1472. Silver jug or jug in its color, with a circular foot decorated with moldings and a string of pearls, a semi-ovate belly on which, through a band of classicist architectural motifs, rise a curve, a step and a high neck with a concave profile. The mouth, with a sinuous layout and enhanced with another band of plant elements, presents an elevation towards the spout, and covers with a stopper or lid topped with a swan-shaped knob. The handle is a feline with a round shape, in an attitude of stalking towards the bird. Typologically, the piece follows neoclassical models, brought from Europe to Madrid and spread from this place. Likewise, it should be noted that the handle with a round figurative element is not entirely common, although examples are known in private collections of jugs with handles in the shape of a grotesque, lion, etc. The contrast marks it presents place the creation of the piece in Vitoria, at the hands of the silversmith Argandoña and with the faithful Maison contrast. Tomás de Argandoña has been active in the city between 1790 and 1810, while Maison has been dated between the 18th and 19th centuries. Weight: 1100 grams.

· Size: 14x12x31 cms.