Description A RARE PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY SILVER EWERS 833/000 silver, Lisbon assayist mark (1727-1755), maker's mark attributable to António Garcia de Carvalho (1755-1756). Brazilian rosewood pommels and handles. Slight bruises. Height: 42.5 cm. Gross weight: 5,628.4 g.
Notes Provenance: former Jorge de Brito Collection. Note: similar pieces can be found at Lamego's, Oporto's and évora's cathedrals. Bibl.: Fernando Moitinho de Almeida e Rita Carlos, "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras - Século XV a 1887", Lisboa, IN-CM, 2018, L- 25.0 e L-180.0. Similar pair in Reynaldo dos Santos e Irene Quilhó, "Ourivesaria Portuguesa nas Colec??es Particulares", Lisboa, Edi??o do Autor, 1974, p. 49, fig. 33.