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SILVER DESK WRITING SET; DAOÍZ, VELARDE, RUIZ AND ARANGO DEFENDING MON...

Scribe with four inkwells; Luis Daoíz, Pedro Velarde, Jacinto Ruiz and Rafael Arango defending the Monteleón Barracks on May 2, 1808. Silver in its color and gold plated. Madrid, Celestino Espinosa, 1822-1823.
With contrast marks.
Notary of silver gilt and in its color composed of a tray, two bells in the shape of a tent, four containers in the corners, four cannons with soldiers and a central architectural element resembling a fortification and including two drawbridges over a small "moat" circular fenced and topped with towers and flags. The fencing of the tray resembles that which would be done in a military environment; this element is slightly elevated on monster heads on pearls. The containers have a lid, and a very striking textile and sabers openwork decoration. The figures, in military uniform, set fire to the cannon fuse. The tower in the center has two doors and, in addition to the above, a series of windows and oculi and a removable container.
Captains Luis Daoíz (Seville, 1767-Madrid, 1808) and Pedro Velarde (Muriedas, 1779-Madrid, 1808), together with their lieutenants Jacinto Ruiz (Ceuta, 1779-Trujillo, 1809) and Rafael Arango (Havana, 1787- 1850), faced the French troops to defend the Monteleón Barracks (Plaza del Dos de Mayo, Madrid) on the day of May 2, 1808, considered the beginning of the so-called War of Spanish Independence.
The contrast marks correspond to Celestino Espinosa.
Celestino Espinosa (Madrid, 1782-1830) was trained with José Larreur from Madrid and completed his apprenticeship in 1805. He was regent of the Real Fábrica de Martínez at least between 1815 and 1819, taking this center to a new level of importance. After this second date, he settled on his own until the year 1830, when it is probable that he died.
Compare it with the silver notary with the mark of Celestino Espinosa dated 1827 that is kept in the National Archaeological Museum (Madrid). As in other pieces by the master, its originality can be appreciated, far away and ahead of the fashions of the moment, being possible even to speak of a certain romantic character and with the elements far removed from the forms and models usual at the time (the aforementioned containers , human figures of a popular and non-classical character, etc.). Several pieces from the dressing table set of Queen Isabel de Braganza (dated 1816, Royal Palace of Madrid), a chalice from the Municipal Museum of Madrid dated 1817, some cruets with salvilla from the church of Santa María de Alcalá de Henares (1825), etc. Weight: 4600 grams."

· Size: 36x29x31 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0676
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SILVER TANKARD “COMMODORE CUP” TROPHY FROM DOVER. ENGLISH IMPORT, CIRC...

Tankard, trophy from the Dover Commodore Cup. Silver. Possibly Germany and import to England, late 19th century.
With contrast marks.
Container with handle and hinged lid with a cylindrical body known as a “tankard” that has abundant and delicate decoration on the outside. The circular and openwork legs have vegetal elements. The body of the piece shows a strip with teardrop shapes facing symmetrical plant motifs; another much wider with a figurative theme (semi-naked male figures hunting a wild boar with the help of dogs, an archer pointing at a fleeing deer, another deer harassed by dogs, two female figures appear, trees, etc.); and a finer one with a vegetal composition and an inscription divided into three areas (“RCPYC / Vc COMMODORES CUP”, “WON BY / BRYNHILD”, “DOVER / JULY 20 1900”); each of the zones is separated by a fine embossed cord. The lid has an elaborate decoration of figures on a band with opposing teardrop shapes: birds with wings spread over scrolls and plant shapes, a hunting Diana accompanied by a dog, and a lion and a plain shield with plant elements in the area hinge. The handle has a vegetal composition flanked by cords on the front and smooth mirrors framed by smooth moldings on the sides, as well as vegetal elements at the end of it.
The contrast marks indicate that it is, surely, a piece of import to England (letter F) of sterling silver .925 (lion) made or brought before 1900 (the letter A would indicate the year 1896) and related to the city of London (leopard without crown). The remaining punch could refer to Berthold Muller, whose trademark was registered in 1897 and is often seen on imported English parts. It is possible to find similar pieces in a private collection that, without being trophies, show punches from Neresheimer, in Hanau (Germany) and from the end of the 19th century.
The Dover Regatta has been held since 1826, organized by the community for the community and with several other organizations involved in it. On May 6, 1872, a Royal Order gave permission to form the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club (RCPYC) in Dover, making its first race on June 19, 1875 and with a strong relationship with members of the English Royal Family since the early (Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught, was the first "Commodore"; the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, was often involved in the early days; Queen Victoria frequently gave trophies, etc.). The RCPYC would participate in the Dover Regatta on a regular basis towards the end of the 19th century, a time when this race already attracted thousands of visitors (national and foreign) and in which English, French, Belgian boats participated, etc. The yacht built by Camper and Nicholson in 1898, designed by Charles E. Nicholson, was commissioned by Major Selwin Calvery and christened Brynhild, participating in numerous races towards the beginning of the 20th century (he won the King's Cup in 1902…); After sailing under the name Changrilla and a series of changes and restorations, it is currently still in operation under the name “Black Swan”, mainly in the Mediterranean. Weight: 2875 gr."

· Size: 26x24x49 cms
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Ref.: ZF0349
FOUR GEORGE III SAUCE BOATS SET. SILVER. HENRY CHAWNER, 1790.

Jorge III sauce boat set of four. Silver. Henry Chawner (act. 1786-1796), 1790.
Each one has an oval base, with fine moldings that are repeated both on the edge of the sauce boat, visually prolonged by the curved line of the two handles, and on the top of the lid, in the shape of a vase. There are hardly any more decorative elements in the pieces, apart from those already mentioned and a series of elements engraved on the lids (bull heads with necks) and on the front of the sauce boats. In this area there is a Latin motto ("Fide et amore", "fidelity and love") under a heraldic shield in each one (three bull heads, two above and one below, separated by a goat; two rampant lions flanking a diagonal band on the back of the same). The lines and elegance of the pieces are the usual ones of the Jorge III style.
The heraldry is very reminiscent of that of the Bolena family, Bullen or Boleyn, a descendant of Ana Bolena. The motto would allude to a game commissioned on the occasion of a wedding. In the year 1790 William Bullen and Mary Collins were married in the Irish branch of the family, although it is not the only event of that year (Henry Bullen and Margaret Tarrent in the diocese of Cloyne…).
Contrast marks provide a wealth of part data. The passing lion places the accomplishment in London, whereas the two initials make reference to Henry Chawner; the lower case letter gives the exact year; the leopard head certifies the quality of the material. The silverware, still in operation, called Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd. has a number of predecessors: it was founded by Anthony Nelme around 1680, and, after a succession of master silversmiths, the business was improved by Henry Chawner in 1786, master of the successor to the family that then ran the business (Eduard Barnard I) and who continued with the business. He was active between 1786 and 1796, and the surname of this master remained linked to the firm until the end of the 18th century in several of his relatives. His works are currently preserved in private English and American collections, mainly, but also in prominent institutions such as the George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum (Virginia, United States), which has an inkwell by George Washington's Henry Chawner, the Scoteney Castle in Kent, the Victoria & Albert in London, the Portland Art Museum, etc. Weight: 2110 grams."

· Size: 14x10x23 cms.
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Ref.: Z6774
SILVER WRTITING SET. VICENTE ROCES, ZARAGOZA (SPAIN), CA. 1760.

Silver writing desk. Vicente Roces, Zaragoza, around 1760.
With contrast marks and initials of membership on the base.
The base tray has a square shape with mixed profiles and rests on legs with plant motifs. The four containers have helical gallon feet, and pearl flower finials on the lids. A candlestick emerges another container, taller than the others and fixed to the tray, with a curved arm finished in a volute, and is joined by a hinge to it. The bell, also with helical gallons, is topped by a figure of a soldier.
The nib has holes in the lid for the pens, and is the same size as another of the containers, which was probably the inkwell. Two others, slightly larger, do not have a perforated lid either, and may have been used for drying sand and therefore called grits. The bell, used to call the service, secretary, etc., has another vase as its base, similar to the rest but much higher, from whose upper part the candlestick emerges. Stylistically, the cleanliness of the lines shows a very slight influence of Neoclassicism, while the helical gallons, the movement of the profiles of the containers, and the typology of the tray (called "contour" and very popular in the silverware of this century) reflect a strong survival of models related to the Rococo. Zaragoza continued to be the main silversmith center in Aragon, with an abundance of preserved pieces and many marked, allowing a detailed study.
The contrast marks ensure the quality of the material and allow us to locate the manufacture and the author of the work. Those of the locality, on the arm of the candlestick, place the work in Zaragoza, and date it as done between around 1760 and 1770. Those of the artisan, also there and another one at the base, allude to the silversmith Vicente Roces, known for his fine Rococo taste works such as the Reliquary of San Francisco Javier from the last quarter of the 18th century in the Church of Santa María de Sangüesa (Navarra) and some others in important private collections. Weight: 1,525 gr."

· Size: 18x23x25 cms.
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Ref.: Z6304
SILVER WRITTING SET. WITH HALLMARKS. CORDOBA (SPAIN), ANTONIO JOSÉ SAN...

Writing desk. Córdoba, Antonio José de Santa Cruz (Córdoba, 1733 - ¿) and Juan de Luque y Leiva, 1773.
With contrasting and chipping marks.
Presents a lack in a container and bell is added.
Silver scribe composed of a tray, four containers and a bell. The first element, oval in shape, has edges with soft curves and counter curves, decorated in the upper part with flat moldings, combined with volutes and veined shapes; it stands on legs composed of two volutes flanking a tear, a set topped by a symmetrical composition. The four containers, with lids, have profiles with soft curves (among which engraved initials can be seen), which are directed towards the top following parallel spirals, lines that extend into the tops, finished off. Two of them, smaller, have holes in the covers. The bell to summon the service, which has a space for itself on the tray, has much simpler lines.
The contrast marks arranged at various points in the game provide data regarding its date, origin and place of creation. They would be held in Córdoba. Antonio José de Santa Cruz was a silversmith known for his work in Córdoba, mainly active in the second half of the 18th century; His works are preserved in some churches and in prominent institutions such as the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid. Juan de Luque y Leiva was a renowned Cordoba marker, active around the same time, with works preserved in the area (Parish of San Miguel de Córdoba, a vinajera with cruets in Loja from 1778, works in the Madrid Costume Museum, etc. .).
Stylistically, the lines of the whole set (except those of the bell) show that it belonged to the Rococo, with the usual influence already of certain details of Neoclassicism, which affect the relative simplification of the decoration of the pieces, still maintaining something of the movement of the other artistic style mentioned, which is also characteristic of the 18th century. Weight: 1490 grams."

· Size: 26x30x15 cms.
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Ref.: Z6810
SILVER DESK WRITING SET. MADRID, REAL FÁBRICA DE PLATERÍA DE MARTÍNEZ,...

Scribe with four inkwells. Silver. Madrid, Silversmiths Martínez, 1834.
With contrast marks.
Scribble of silver in its color composed of a raised tray on figurative elements, four containers (in the shape of a vase, decorated with masks and topped by laurel wreaths, two with holes in the covers and two without them) and a center crowned by a child figure holding a plain shield, which has two holes in the upper part. To unify the whole, a thin band with architectural elements can be seen in all the elements, as well as decorative motifs with a clear classicist influence on the different elements mentioned.
The contrasting marks on the tray link the piece with the city of Madrid and with what is known as the Real Fábrica de Platerías Martínez or Platerías Martínez. The Real Fábrica de Platería de Martínez was founded in 1778, and marked the introduction in Spain of the industrial manufacturing method in the field of silver work and neoclassical aesthetics in Spanish silverware. Likewise, it was one of the most important silversmith centers in the history of Spain, and was characterized by the originality of its designs and the perfect finish of its pieces.
Compare this example with a notary's office preserved in the Senate (Madrid) of Antonio Martínez dated in 1834, with another of Juan Sellán dated in 1849 (National Museum of Romanticism of Madrid), etc. Weight: 2,285 grams."

· Size: 32x29x22 cms
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Ref.: ZF0675
SILVER INKSTAND, MADRID, 1779.

Notary in turned, cast and chiseled silver, Madrid, 18th century (1779).
Contrast marks on the edge of the tray, on the bottom. Property mark "AL".
A tray of curved profiles is supported on four legs in the shape of plant elements. Fixed to it are the four containers that make up the writing desk. These, and the bell, present a magnificent decoration based on flat gallons turned on its body, the base and the lid.
It is composed of a tray, sandbox or sandbox (to dry the ink) with a bell (call the servant or the person responsible for carrying the message or written message) and three inkwells or dusters with a lid, all attached to it by means of through screws. The profiles of the tray correspond to works of the Carlos III period and style, while the jarritos still show part of the movement that characterized the Rococo, already introducing the clean lines characteristic of Neoclassicism.
In the second half of the 18th century, with the arrival to the throne of Carlos III, Italian influences came to silverware once masters from this country have established themselves, either as silversmiths or, in many cases, also as bronzers. At the end of the century there was also an abandonment of the Rococo forms in favor of the Neoclassical style, whose peculiarities are appreciated in this notary. These gallonized forms come from decorations based on the ancient Roman art on which this second artistic style was based, as do the vegetal elements. Madrid would set the standard in art for being the capital of the kingdom, and the continuous movement of pieces and the relative ease in communication and transmission of drawings and engravings make it difficult to distinguish particular styles and trends in many cases. Likewise, we must highlight the great role in improving the quality of the silverware designs that the founding of the School-Workshop by Antonio Martínez had in 1778.
Presents locality brand, Madrid Corte y Villa 1779, and creator.
Weight: 1850 gr."

· Size: 31x25Xx14 cms.
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Ref.: Z6413
ENGRAVED SILVER CUP, \'POKAL\' GERMANY. 19TH CENTURY

German cup in silver. XIX century
It is made entirely of silver, and decorated with motifs in relief, round shape, engraved and chiselled. It is directly inspired by similar pieces made in 16th century Germany, in full Mannerism. This is due to the importance that Germanic silverware had in that century; German and Central European artisans in general will create for collector's cabinets very rich pieces intended to be displayed and not used, the greatest example of virtuosity and ornamental richness of Mannerist silverware. One of the most recognizable types of Mannerist Germanic silverware will be this type of tall glass, with a cylindrical container with a differentiated sub-glass and a large lid. These are functional or ornamental glasses, depending on the richness and abundance of their decoration. This decorative profusion, combining all kinds of motifs, is key in Mannerist silverware, and reached the point of substituting parts of the structure for decorative motifs, as we see here in the shaft, consisting of a vase, and the pommel, with the round figure of a young classical warrior.
The main reason for this design is the raised ribs, which take the shape of oval recesses and are separated by baquettes with parallel transverse lines. We see them in the sub-cup, the painter and the lid, although they also appear on the foot, although simplified, without recesses or baquetones. The piece stands on a circular foot with a flat and smooth base, with two profusely decorated domed steps: gallons at the top and interlocking braces, with flowers and classical masks below, typical motifs of the Mannerist ornamental background. The shaft, as we have mentioned, takes the shape of a balustrade vase adorned with large struts like ribs, topped by bird heads. The container is cylindrical in shape, with a high relief cup, adorned with embossed hermas, again a typical motif of Mannerist silverware. The upper part, under the mouth, also extends outwards, although its gallon decoration is simple enough not to overshadow the delicate and meticulous embossing and chiseled engraving of the central area. In it we see two oval cartouches that house the representations of two gods from classical mythology: Bacchus, pouring wine in a glass against a background of a landscape with houses, and Mercury, running in a wooded landscape. Between both cartouches there are classic masks of great ornamental wealth. Finally, the top is domed, with a curled perimeter and a stepped structure. The pommel is sculptural and represents a young classical warrior, perhaps the god Mars.
Weight: 1742 gr. (Presents counterweight at the base)"

· Size: 10x10x33 cms.
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Ref.: Z5957
SILVER TRAY. BLAS DE AMATE, SEVILLA, MID 18TH CENTURY.

Silver salvilla "outlines". Blas de Amate, Seville, mid-18th century.
With contrast markings on the edge.
Circular type tray with four legs decorated with scallops, vegetal motifs and cartridges, and a raised edge, decorated with chordate ogee motifs separated from each other by a vegetal element. The center is plain, with the interlocking initials P and S engraved in the center.
This type of profile is called “contour”, and it was the most used in salvillas throughout the Rococo since the mid-18th century. However, the decoration of the piece responds more to models related to Neoclassicism, a coexistence of trends that was common at the time and more so in the area of origin of the salvilla. At the beginning of the 18th century, Seville's silverware would continue to maintain its primacy, but it would be surpassed by Cordoba's (although it still had a large number of craftsmen and very good quality in many of them).
The contrast marks perfectly situate the realization of the work: the one on the left (an animal, possibly a pig) and the third starting from the left belong to those of the faithful contrast Nicolás De Cárdenas (who directed the work of checking the quality of the material in these pieces from the Seville office since 1756 and for some thirty years); the one on the right is the locality mark (Seville); the second belongs to Blas de Amate, one of the main Sevillian silversmiths of the mid-18th century.
It is necessary to highlight the elegance of the piece and its quality. For this reason, similar works of art can only be seen in important private collections and in prominent institutions such as the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (Madrid), and, above all, in religious centers of ancient tradition (Diocesan Museum of Huesca, Sevillian parishes, etc. .). Unfortunately, not many works have reached us from Blas de Amate: for example, the National Archaeological Museum preserves a sponge made between 1740 and 1750 (inventory 2007/27/2); the Sacramental Brotherhood of San Isidoro de Sevilla a sacramental banner with an embossed silver shaft, made by him; a mancerina from between 1730 and 1740 wears her contrasting marks (Monastery of Santa María del Valle, Zafra).

Weight 1870 gr"

· Size: 43x43x6 cms.
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Ref.: Z6478
SILVER DESK WRITING SET. MADRID, SPAIN, PLATERÍAS MARTÍNEZ, 1819. WITH...

Scribe with four inkwells and bell. Silver. Madrid, Silversmiths Martínez, 1819.
With contrast marks.
Notary of silver in its color composed of a rectangular tray (raised on four claw-shaped legs and with smoothed corners), four containers (two with holes in the lids, two without them) and a bell in the center. Both the decorative elements (very few in number) and the lines of the different elements respond to a clear influence of European Neoclassicist models.
Contrast marks can be found on the bases of the four containers and on the tray. These link the piece with the city of Madrid and with what is known as Platerías Martínez. The Real Fábrica de Platería de Martínez was founded in 1778, and marked the introduction in Spain of the industrial manufacturing method in the field of silver work and neoclassical aesthetics in Spanish silverware. Likewise, it was one of the most important silversmith centers in the history of Spain, and was characterized by the originality of its designs and the perfect finish of its pieces. Compare, for example, with the pieces preserved in the Museum of History in Madrid, although models similar to the present one are found in private collections. Weight: 2,239 grams."

· Size: 29x24x15 cms
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Ref.: ZF0678
PAIR OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS OR CANDLE HOLDERS. WITH HALLMARKS. POSSIBL...

Pair of candlesticks. Silver. GONZÁLEZ TÉLLEZ, Antonio; Valladolid 1777.
With contrasting and engraved marks, and engraved shield and legend.
Pair of silver candlesticks in their color with a circular base of edges combining curves and counter curves and a series of moldings that end in the axis of the piece, which maintains helical lines towards the upper part throughout all the shapes and moldings that compose it, accentuating the movement created with this combination. At the base, you can see a heraldic shield engraved on each one, accompanied by the word "Ravago" in capital letters.
Topped by a helmet facing to the left, the shield features a castle or tower surrounded by three fleurs-de-lis pointing outwards. The accompanying text makes us inevitably remember Francisco Rábago y Noriega (Tresabuela, Cantabria, 1685 - Madrid, 1763), also known as Francisco de Rávago y Noriega, or Francisco Rávago, a prominent Spanish ecclesiastic and Jesuit, confessor real of Fernando VI, personal friend of Pope Benedict XIV and the Marquis of Ensenada, and professor at the University of Valladolid. However, it should be noted that there are other people at that time with the same surname.
The contrast marks place the piece in Valladolid, and relate it to Antonio González Téllez (1720-1778). One is the so-called "cut mark", which some experts place in time until the appointment as a faithful contrast to Antonio González Téllez. This teacher served as a faithful contrast in the city between 1743 and 1774/8. Apart from other works preserved with their contrast (many in private Spanish collections), we must highlight the front of the silver altar of the Virgen del Sagrario (Cathedral of Valladolid) by the Valladolid silversmiths Juan Antonio Sanz de Velasco and Miguel Fernández Yáñez de Vega , who finished off in the last third of the 18th century a work begun in 1693 by the silversmith José de Aranda. The other punch, also frustrating, could be related to Carlos or José Reconcho. Weight: 1005 gr."

· Size: 14x14x24,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0634
GOTHIC SILVER PROCESSIONAL CROSS 16TH CENTURY.

Gothic silver processional cross, 16th century.
With locality marks (Cervera).
Magnificent gothic cross made of chiseled silver of those used in processions. Of a Latin type, it has straight arms with flordelised ends preceded by quadrilobed medallions and reliefs, and it is separated from the shaft by an architectural temple with buttresses, columns and pinnacles and a band of openwork elements. The polygonal foot is topped by a knot and scrolls, and its fronts are engraved with vegetal and geometric elements. The cresting is an element that did not appear before the 15th century.
On one of the faces there is a crucified with three nails in the center of the cross, flanked by several figures. Above, a pelican feeds its young with its blood (according to numerous medieval bestiaries and texts from, for example, Saint Thomas Aquinas or Saint Isidore of Seville, it was what they did, symbolizing the Passion of Christ and the Eucharist). On the sides, the Virgin and Saint John, alluding to the theme of Deesis, an iconography closely related to the Last Judgment in which Mary and the Apostle, who appears on the eagle that is their emblem, act as intercessors for Humanity. Below, a lamb introduces the figure of the Agnus Dei, with which Jesus Christ is referred to as a sacrificial victim for sins.
On the other side appears the Virgin crowned with the Child in the center of the cross. The remaining Apostles with their respective emblems of the Tetramorph have been placed on the lateral and lower crossbars: the winged man under Matthew, below the lion with Marcos, and the bull with Luke. In the architectural knot there is a series of figures of saints among which Saint Lawrence can be identified.
This type of processional cross is common in Gothic Spain. Other similar examples are the crosses of the Victorian Albert Museum, the Museum of Art Ohio, the Monastery of Llivia, San Martin de Sarroca, or the crosses of the Episcopal Museum of VIc.
The contrasting marks of the locality located in different areas (7 marks) in the nimbus of San Marcos and on the panel located behind the Virgin among others, place the creation of the work in Cervera, Barcelona, as well as the aforementioned Cross of Montblanc , published in "gothic silverware in tarragona and province" pag. 95 fig 52, also marked in Cervera and of practically identical typology.
Hexagonal canyon probably later.
Possible tiller repairs."

· Size: 14x40X104 cms.(Con soporte altura 174 cms.)
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Ref.: Z6303
PROCESSIONAL CROSS. SILVER. WITH HALLMARKS. BARBASTRO (ARAGÓN), SPAIN,...

Processional cross. Silver gilt. Barbastro (Aragon), Spain, 16th century.
With contrasting and burilada marks (foot, surroundings of Christ).
Processional cross of Latin type made in gilded silver, with a foot formed by a cylindrical barrel that increases in width towards the end and has been decorated with floral elements within rhomboidal spaces, an almost spherical apple with male busts in relief (possibly the four Evangelists) and plant elements in a composition similar to that mentioned, and a molded upper body enhanced with thin plant stems that transform into monsters "with a round shape." The cross presents a cresting in its contour of vegetal elements, masks (just in the widening enhanced by an oval molding with corners) and vegetal and architectural compositions of classicist influence with winged angel heads (in the quadrifoliate ends of the same, enhanced with moldings and plant details). In the rest of the areas of the two main fronts of the same, there is a decoration of oval mirrors with frames of smooth bands and threaded scrolls; the sides are smooth. On one of the fronts of the piece, the figure of the Crucified Christ is located (three nails, short purity cloth, head fallen); in the other, and on a triangular openwork base of clear Gothic memory, the crowned Virgin Mary appears standing, with the Child Jesus in her arms.
It is necessary to indicate the survival in the present piece of some details of Spanish Gothic silverware (crestería -which appears around the 15th century-, flower-pleated cross finials -or similar shapes-, widening of the arms of the cross, etc.) , together with elements that already respond to Renaissance influences (shape and decoration of the foot and apple, elements in slight relief around the Crucified, winged angels' heads, masks, etc.).
Likewise, it is possible to compare it with processional crosses such as that of Buerba in the Diocesan Museum of Barbastro-Monzón (from the 16th century, with a striking repertoire of late-Renaissance elements and certain similarities with the present); some conserved in the Diocesan Museum of Barbastro (Trillo from the 15th century, for example); that of Bagüés de Zaragoza from the 16th century of the Diocesan Museum of Jaca; the one carried out in Burgos around 1550 which is now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts (United States); etc. Weight: 2200 gr."

· Size: 36x13x73 cms.
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Ref.: Z6463
CROWN OR PIECE OF ALTAR. EMBOSSED SILVER, MIRRORS, WOOD. LLORENTE, JOS...

Altar auction. Embossed silver in its color, wood, mirrors. LLORENTE, José (1760-1799); SOTIL, Juan Antonio (1754-1768). Vitoria, Spain, 18th century.
With contrast marks.
Altar finish made of silver embossed in its color on a wooden core that has seven oval mirrors and profiles cut into curves and counter curves. The upper part presents a canopy imitating textiles from which a series of small bells hang and shelters a dove with outstretched wings, situated in front of a veined shape and a cloud with the heads of winged angels. Approximately the three upper quarters of the work show a decoration in slight relief with solar rays, scrolls, rockeries, oval mirrors, circular tears resembling rain, flowers, leaves, a bouquet of ears of corn next to a vine with a bunch of grapes, etc. combined with five mirrors and following a symmetrical arrangement; the remaining part does not present reliefs but there are two mirrors.
This type of liturgical goldwork was relatively frequent in churches, cathedrals, etc. with significant purchasing power and influence, although many of those made are not preserved because it is a valuable material that can be melted and be looted at certain times. Let us mention, highlighting the differences, the silver Altar of the Cathedral of Seville (16th-17th centuries, several silversmiths), the set of the main chapel of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (17th century), the Manifestator-Tabernacle of the Cathedral of Valencia from the 18th century, the silver altarpiece of the Diocesan Museum of Huesca (work of José Estrada y Juan and Jerónimo Carbonell y Gros made between the 17th and 19th centuries, which was placed before the Main Altarpiece of the Cathedral, and has a canopy and pinjantes bells), exhibitor for the Santísimo in gilded silver and in its color dated in the 18th century and which is in the Museum of the Cathedral of Segovia, etc.
The presence of the Holy Spirit (dove) and the cluster of ears of wheat and the vine with the cluster of grapes would link the piece with the Eucharist, being it possible that it is a fragment of an altar (permanent or not) of a monstrance. Stylistically, the work belongs to an already somewhat advanced Rococo.
The contrasting marks present in various points of the silver place the creation of the auction in Vitoria (Spain), also providing an approximate date (around the 60s of the 18th century) and the names of two master silversmiths: Juan Antonio Sotil or de Sotil (possibly the faithful contrast) and José Llorente. Juan Sotil was a silversmith living in Vitoria who also acted as a faithful contrast to the city (the City Council appointed him in 1751 as an appraiser of diamonds and precious stones, and in 1769 to contrast the city, a position he held until 1779, when he resigned and was appointed Mauricio Llorente). Outstanding institutions such as the Museum of Sacred Art of Vitoria (Reliquary of Santa Lucía in the hermitage of Santa Lucía de Vitoria, 18th century) conserve works with their punch. José Llorente was another silversmith from Logroño. He passed his master's exam in Burgos, and it is documented between 1760 and 1799. The Church of Santiago de Logroño (portaviático), the Old Cathedral of Vitoria (four candlesticks), etc. conserve works with his punch."

· Size: 52x26x122 cms.
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Ref.: ZE153
SILVER TASTEVIN FROM BECERRIL DE CAMPOS TOWN COUNCIL, 1806.

Catavinos of the town hall of Becerril de Campos, 1806.
With legend on the base ("Catavino del Ilustrísimo Cabildo de Becerril de Campos with Royal Privilege year 1806").
Posted in: Fernández, Alejandro et alt. Encyclopedia of Spanish and American Viceregal silver, Torreangulo Graphic Art, Madrid, 1985. Page 485. / Redondo Aguayo, Anselmo. Historical monograph of the town of Becerril de Campos and biographical news of its most illustrious sons. Tello Tellez de Meneses Institution Bulletin, 9, 1952. Page 149.
Plain vase with legend on the outer rim attached to a bowl with a convex seat decorated with raised gallons, engraved ovals and crosses, and lines of beads arranged around a central circle that has been left smooth. Due to its shape, it is closer to the Bordeaux type catavinos than to the Burgundian type (the most common), and its shape seems to have been characteristic of Castile in the seventeenth century; It has not changed since then, maintaining its use and manufacture.
According to experts, these types of pieces were called "cups" until the nineteenth century, and we are not entirely sure that their use was utilitarian, with certain studies leaning towards a mainly decorative function. This would be the reason why, despite being a piece made in a secondary manufacturing center such as the municipality of Palencia, it presents decoration all over its surface, in addition to the written legend.
The gallon motifs, like the oval shapes, are geometric decorations widely used in this type of piece, especially since the Renaissance and for the inspiration of this artistic style in Roman Antiquity. In the 19th century this inspiration in classicism returned to art, hand in hand with Neoclassicism. Despite the simplicity of the elements, there is a clear attempt by the artist to organize them harmoniously to give the piece beauty. Both the material and the decorative excess (to come from a local center) support the theory, already mentioned, that the catavinos would have more a representation use than normal use, being used in certain celebrations or acts in which the council had a prominent role.
In Anselmo Redondo's study this catavino is mentioned. It is very rare to keep examples of civil silverware, since their owners used to sell objects with the intention of buying new ones, either better or made in a more modern artistic style, or for economic reasons. Thus, the most common is to find religious silverware, which is the same as civil or varying only in its decorative elements. In addition, civil pieces used to be delivered to churches, convents, etc. as donations from individuals. However, it is worth highlighting the extraordinary nature of this catavinos: first, for its material; second, by its typology; third, because its inscription makes it easy to locate its origin and date. There are catavinos with similar characteristics to the present in the Fundación Lázaro Galdiano in Madrid.
Weight: 315 gr"

· Size: 19x19x6 cms.
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Ref.: Z6226
SILVER SALT CELLAR. TOLEDO, SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY.

Spice rack. Silver in its color. Toledo, 16th century.
Spice rack or salt shaker made of silver in its color composed of a shallow tray of polygonal shape, raised and enhanced by four legs and that, in addition, has two protomes of animals holding rings (eagles or lions). The legs have a lower volute finish, which gives way to a vegetal shape and ends, separating them with a fine smooth molding, in a humanoid bust with architectural elements.
The decorative elements are reminiscent of other Renaissance pieces preserved in prominent institutions such as the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid (Processional Cross of Juan Francisco Faraz de Alcalá de Henares, ca. 1560), Church of the Assumption of La Guardia (Toledo), City Hall Collection of Toledo, etc. Likewise, the legs somewhat resemble those of the open grocery store at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (dated around 1540 and possibly located in Córdoba). The small central tray has been left smooth, in a glossy finish, in order to enhance its lines and the decoration of the legs and protomes that it presents.
Regarding the shape, note that the open spice racks on a triangular base slightly raised by three legs were a common element in Europe in general during the 16th century, finding examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, etc. However, the traverse does not seem to have been so frequent. Weight: 325 grams."

· Size: 15x11x7 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0309
SILVER JUG. DAMIÁN DE CASTRO (1716-1793), CÓRDOBA, SPAIN, 1772-1793.

Jug. Silver. Damián de Castro (Córdoba, 1716-Seville, 1793), Córdoba, 1772-1793.
With contrast marks.
Silver jug in its color with a circular foot, globular body and a slightly protruding spout at the front that shows striking lines along its surface arranged slightly in a spiral, also combining the curves and counter curves of the profile of the piece. The handle has an outstanding sculptural decoration, based on classicist-influenced plant elements. You can see some initials of property engraved, and the usual contrast and locality marks in this type of work.
In the center, the local one links the jug with Córdoba (Spain), and the other two refer to Juan de Castro, who worked on it as a silversmith and as a faithful contrast. This makes it possible to place his realization between 1772 and 1793, when he was granted to mark his own pieces as a silversmith and marker. Son of the silversmith Juan de Castro, he took the corresponding exam in 1736, from which time he would already carry out orders. He was appointed Mayor Cathedral Master in 1752, beginning a very outstanding stage that would lead him to be one of the best valued teachers of his time. Substitute contrast in 1758, he was appointed Elder Brother of the Colegio Congregación de San Eloy between 1779 and 1780, and embarked on a series of companies that led him to ruin, forcing him to go to Seville, where his brother Pedro, canon of the Cathedral. He died in this city in 1793. Regarding his work, a first stage and a change can be clearly distinguished since the mid-1750s, when he opted for the Rococo, with a marked preference for curved silhouettes, the helical movement and the profusion of ornaments (rockeries, struts, plant motifs, highly prominent figurative elements, etc.); Likewise, it should be noted that, although religious works predominate, the master's artistic production is considered overwhelming, and encompasses a great variety of typologies. Among his work, it is necessary to highlight the Virgen de la Candelaria and the San Rafael del Tesoro of the Cathedral of Córdoba, the lanterns of the Brotherhood of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad del El Carmen de Écija, the silver chalice from the 18th century with its hallmarks of the Pontifical and Royal Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Puente Genil, the silver jug in its color and gilded from the Treasury of the Cathedral of Seville, etc. Weight: 850 grams."

· Size: 12x19x24 cms
ANTIQUES

Ref.: ZF0660
SILVER DRINKING CUP . SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY.

Silver catavinos, 16th century.
"Cup" type wineglass with plant motifs inside a six-pointed star at the bottom and with a cylindrical base decorated with circular geometric borders. Also known as catavinos, this type of drinking glasses were used on special occasions (ceremonies…), hence their material and the decoration they have, and they were very common during the reign of the Habsburgs in Spain. Although they were objects for civil use, it was not strange that they were donated or commissioned for use in churches or in liturgical settings.
Both the decoration and the shape of the glass show its origin from an artistic nucleus far from the main silversmith centers. The first, moreover, links more with Gothic art than with the Renaissance, which by this time had already made an appearance in Spanish silverware. Compare, for example, the bernegal with carton-shaped handles from the Prado Museum in Madrid (catalog O00085) from the late 16th century, which presents the upper part carved in double concave gallons and shows plant and fruit engravings in festoons and tapes. This difference does not detract from the value of the work, quite the contrary: it is a sign of the attachment to the designs of simple lines and gothic plant and geometric decorations that were found in centers far from the creative capitals, whose influence can even be seen in Baroque works.
Similar examples can be found in very few private collections and only in a few major museums. For example, similar bernegalese from the 16th century are preserved in the Valencia de Don Juan Foundation (Madrid), and those from the 17th century are somewhat more abundant, as shown by those of the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (inventory 3910 and 3916)."

· Size: 16x16x4 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS

Ref.: Z6296
SILVER PITCHER OR JAR. MADRID, 1790. WITH HALLMARKS.

Jug. Silver. Madrid, 1790.
With contrast marks.
Jug of silver in its color that presents an oval base with a stepped base of smooth moldings; smooth teardrop shaped body, with somewhat pronounced bill enhanced with engraved lines; lid joined with hinges and decorated with line and plant element to raise this part; the handle, in the shape of a “ce” with a scroll in the lower area or uneven “ese”, has a series of lines and an element in the upper part with a rococo memory.
The contrasting marks are found one on the lid and three on the bottom. Those of Villa and Corte de Madrid place the realization of the piece in the capital and in the year 1790 or 1791. A mancerina is known in a private collection with this same variation in the years of the date (cut with 91 and villa with the 90).
Stylistically, the jug shows a clear neoclassical influence along with the aforementioned detail that is found in Madrid pieces closer to the Rococo. In eighteenth-century Spain, it was the capital that set the tone in silverware: Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical styles coexist, 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. Weight: 930 grams."

· Size: 17x10x23 cms
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Ref.: ZF0599
SILVER CUP. PERU, 18TH CENTURY.

Bernegal. Silver. Peru, 17th century.
Tembladera or catavinos made of silver in its color, handles in the shape of an "ese" (or "ce" with a lower finish) with scrolls and masks, and the rest of the piece is smooth. Bernegales and Scrapie were more common typologies in seventeenth-century Spanish silverware (although in the eighteenth century they continued to be popular, especially in centers far from the main creative nuclei). In the case of this piece, it is the handles that could indicate an American manufacture, although there are similar cases that are thought to have been made in the Iberian Peninsula. Compare this piece with works such as the scrapie by Antonio Sánchez dated between 1655 and 1689 from the Convent of Madres Clarisas de Villacastín, others preserved in the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid, etc. Weight: 270 gr."

· Size: 19.5x14x8 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0553
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SILVER CROWN. 18TH CENTURY.

Crown. Silver in its color. Century XVIII.
Royal crown closed with a glow made of silver in its color. A plain ring for the most part (except for a fine line with simple plant elements) supports the basket decorated with undulations (alternating polished finishes with polished ones) and a composition featuring a series of “ces” facing each other surrounding a flower each pair, motif surrounded by rockery compositions; The wide bands of the closure (decorated with four-petal flowers and combining a smooth finish with a polished finish) end in a finial that arises from four petals or leaves and is formed by a smooth molding, a sphere and a Greek cross with decorated arms vegetation and peaks at the junction of the crossbars. The burst or glow alternates smooth rays ending in seven-pointed stars with shorter wavy “sun” rays. Inside the ring of the base, there are two pieces of metal to fix the crown to a sculpture.
This type of crown is commonly used to enhance a sculpture of the Virgin Mary. Compare, noting similarities and differences, with outstanding pieces such as the one known as the "enamel crown" from the 18th century from the Royal Arch-Confraternity of María Santísima de Araceli (Lucena, Córdoba), or with the one made in 1654 by Diego Cervantes Pacheco known as Corona of Our Lady of "El Antigua" in the Cathedral of Granada, for example. Weight: 674 gr."

· Size: Diam. 10.5 boca
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Ref.: ZE119
SILVER FRUIT BOWL 18TH CENTURY .

Salva Cordovan in silver, 1759-1768.
With marks.
Weight: 820 g.
Rococo-style silver save, with Cordoba punches and the Bartolomé Gálvez y Aranda marker. It has a high, stepped foot, with a circular base, adorned with incised grooves and other simple motifs of a classical type, already announcing the change of language towards neoclassicism. However, the plate itself is still distinctly Rococo, with a profile of mitered curves that translate into ridges at the eaves.
Bartolomé Gálvez y Aranda was a silversmith, although he worked as a marker between 1759 and 1772, using for this work the punch that we see here: his last name in capital letters, in a very horizontal trapezoidal frame and surmounted by a fleur-de-lis in trilobed highlight. To this punch Gálvez y Aranda will add the chronological mark from 1768, so this salvo would date between 1759 and 1768.
It is also a particularly interesting piece because it comes from Córdoba, the main center of Spanish silverware from the Rococo period, from whose workshops high quality religious and secular pieces came out, destined not only local clients but from all over the Iberian Peninsula, even reaching the Canary Islands and Latin America. The great diffusion of the Cordoba silverware will take place, in fact, in the last quarter of the 18th century, through the so-called master silversmiths fair. These characters acted as commercial corridors, according to Pérez Grande, visiting churches and fairs held throughout the country. The activity of these fairground silversmiths was also favored by tax exemptions."

· Size: 32x32x13 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS

Ref.: Z6259
SILVER SMALL CHEST FOR THE HOLY OIL. 17TH CENTURY..

Chest for the holy silver oils. XVII century.
The silver box has elaborate legs, fixed at the corners of it, which are a combination of C scrolls, plant elements and a lower finish reminiscent of a claw. The rectangular body presents an embossed decoration in slight relief based on ribbons in ce (or "braces in C", as they are also known) faced around a diamond (two pairs on the fronts and one on the sides), framed by straight stepped moldings below and without stepped and finer above. The slightly curved lid is decorated with the same composition of the fronts repeated four times and symmetrically, and has a pommel at the top with two adjacent C-volutes and topped by a pearl, and a small chain that hangs from one edge and serves to ensure the closure of the piece. Inside, it has a silver plate with two circular holes, and the legend "OL * M" is engraved on it (which is possibly the contrasting mark of the piece).
The decoration of the entire work is of clear classicist influence, recalling in certain details to Renaissance works. Compare, for example, with the first quarter of the 17th century Castilian salvo from the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid to appreciate a similar composition (note also the differences), which would remain for quite some time in Spanish silverware and is now in before the Baroque (as evidenced by the 16th century censer kept in the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art in Álava).
Regarding its function, this small chest was surely intended to contain the Holy Oils, a function for which both a noble material (silver) and a decoration are required according to the importance given to its content. Weight: 470 grams."

· Size: 13x9x9 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0047
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SILVER OVAL TRAY. TENE, MANUEL (ACT. 18TH CENTURY). GRANADA, SPAIN, 17...

Oval tray. Embossed silver in its color. TENE, Manuel (act.1723-1759). Granada, Spain, 1755.
With contrast marks.
Silver tray embossed in its color in an oval shape and decorated with a composition of embossed animals and vegetal elements of a certain orientalist taste around a marine monster located in the center of the bottom.
The city contrast mark links the work with Granada, while the other two refer to the master silversmith and the date of creation. Manuel Tene was mentioned in 1723 in his entrance exam as a silversmith, which he passed in 1729, from which time he is mentioned as a teacher working with Tomás Ruiz del Río. He also served as a faithful contrast to Granada (in 1731 it seems that he was cited for the first time to mark, and in 1741 Felipe V granted him a title thanks to which he would carry out this office until his death). The mark of the number (55) would refer to the year 1755, as this chronological mark was mandatory in Granada since 1730.
Compare this work with two Granada portapaces dated in 1757 by the same master kept in the National Museum of Decorative Arts (Madrid), or the barber basin (1747, by Juan de Vergara, with Manuel Tene marking of faithful contrast) from the collection Hernández-Mora Zapata (Madrid). Weight: 2417 grams."

· Size: 62,5 x 49,5 x 4 cms.
ANTIQUES

Ref.: ZF0681