SILVER HEART SHAPED SPICES BOX. LÓPEZ PORTERO, MANUEL. SPAIN, GRANADA, 1870.

Heart-shaped spice rack. Silver. LÓPEZ PORTERO, Manuel. Spain, Granada, 1870. With contrast and burilar marks. Silver spice rack in its color with a heart-shaped shape and curved spout towards one side that has two hinged lids and three spaces inside (partition at the top and not at the bottom); It is supported by three legs decorated with classicist elements and has, towards the side, a series of fine smooth moldings. The hallmarks are those corresponding to Granada, to date, and to the silversmith Manuel López Portero, who also worked as hallmarks in the city. The shape of the piece does not follow the usual prototypes of the time or the school to which it corresponds (a heart-shaped silver box is known in which an eagle appears with its wings spread out on its obverse and reverse, hand-held). by Manuel López Portero and dated 1773, which is the portico of the parish church of La Encarnación de Laujar de Andarax). Yes, the decorative elements of the box can be included, and easily, within the Neoclassical. Weight: 250 grams.

· Size: 10x11.5x4 cms.