Live auction 374
Collectors' Silvers
tue 13 November 2018
Genoa - Castello Mackenzie
SINGLE SESSION 13/11/2018 Hours 15:00
A collection of Italian and European collectors' silverware from the sixteenth to the twentieth century
The Best Awards
Lot N. 108
A pair of appliques, Genoa, late 1700s
A pair of majestic three-armed appliques in molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Genoa, Torretta mark dated 1767
Estimate
€ 28.000,00 / 35.000,00
Lot N. 109
A silver pitcher, Genoa, late 1700s
An important pitcher in molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Genova, Torretta mark dated 1770
Estimate
€ 12.000,00 / 15.000,00
Lot N. 121
A coffee pot, Genoa, late 18th century
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Third quarter of the 18th century, Torretta mark with unreadable date
Estimate
€ 4.000,00 / 5.000,00
Lot N. 18
A silver centrepiece, T. Pitts, London 1768
A richly decorated centrepiece in molten, embossed, perforated and chiselled silver. Silversmith Thomas Pitts
Estimate
€ 3.000,00 / 3.500,00
Lot N. 172
A silver tankard, Germany, 18th century
A tankard in carved ivory and embossed, chiselled and gilt silver, German Manufacture from the 18th century
Estimate
€ 1.500,00 / 1.800,00
Lot N. 118
Two trambleuses, Genoa, late 18th century
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Torretta mark for the year 1766
Estimate
€ 2.500,00 / 3.000,00
Lot N. 144
A Turkish coffee pot, Milan, mid 18th century
A “Turkish style coffee pot in embossed and chiselled silver. Milan, second half of 18th century. Unidentified stamps
Estimate
€ 3.000,00 / 3.500,00
Lot N. 176
A gold box with semiprecious stones, Rome, 19th century
A small gold box with semiprecious stone inlays and a miniature mosaic depicting ancient Roman ruins
Estimate
€ 4.000,00 / 5.000,00
Lot N. 202
Silverware set, Cesa, Alessandria, mid 20th century
925 silver, silversmith Cesa, second quarter of the 20th century, title stamps with Fascist emblem in use from 1935 to 1945
Estimate
€ 4.500,00 / 5.000,00
Lot N. 24
Eleven George III silver plates, London, 1798
Date letter C, mark for goldsmith S J
Estimate
€ 4.500,00 / 5.000,00
Lot N. 151
A coffee pot, G. Spagna, Rome, late 1700s
Molten, embossed, chiselled and engraved silver with a wooden handle, Rome, late 18th century, cameral stamp and mark for silversmith Giuseppe (III) Spagna (1791 [..]
Estimate
€ 5.000,00 / 6.000,00
Lot N. 145
A holy water fount, Florence, 18th century
Embossed silver within a gilt wood frame. Guarantee marks and unidentified assayer and silversmith stamps
Estimate
€ 3.000,00 / 3.500,00
187
A model of a balalaika in gilt silver and malachite. Milan, second half of the 20th century
57
Molten, embossed, perforated and chiselled silver. Unidentified silversmith and assayer's marks
222
Cut crystal and silver. Second half of the 20th century
174
A ceremonial belt and brooch with corals and gilt metal details, Central Europe (Hungary?), 18th-19th century
42
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver, first half of the 19th century
128
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Guarantee marks for Turin in use from 1824 to 1872
67
Embossed bronze bible cover with semiprecious stone inlays and traces of a glass paste covering, made up of twenty plaquettes in various shapes and sizes
179
Gold, natural pearls and aventurine; bears an effigy of king Vittorio Emanuele II. Red leather case with the inscription “L. & F. COLE Cambridge”
33
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Paris, 1783-1789, from the atelier of Jean-François Balzac (?)
115
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Genoa, Torretta stamp for the year 1731 (on the scissor) and two unidentified marks, one with a crest and the year 1726 (on the tray)
160
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Worn goldsmith's mark and stamps for the city's Guarantee Office
190
A model of a cello in gilt silver and malachite inside a box labelled jeweller Pallanzani Milano. Milanese goldworking from the second half of the 20th century
215
Embossed, perforated and engraved silver, second quarter of the 20th century, title stamps with Fascist emblem in use from 1935 to 1945
11
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Sheffield city mark for the year 1890 and unidentified silversmith's mark
56
Molten, embossed, chiselled and gilt silver. Austro-Hungarian empire, likely Balkans, 19th century
70
An icon depicting Christ Pantocrator with embossed, perforated, chiselled and gilt silver riza. Moscow, marks in use from 1908 to 1917
194
Molten and chiselled Sterling silver, first half of the 20th century
152
An important Neoclassical coffee pot in molten, embossed and chiselled silver with an ebonised wood handle, designed by Carlo Barabino. Genoa, Torretta mark for the year 1802
135
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Stamp in use from 1746 ca., mark for silversmith Giovanni Battista Cavallina (…1735…) and another unidentified mark
121
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Third quarter of the 18th century, Torretta mark with unreadable date
191
Altezza cm 20,5; gr. 270 Corpo piriforme con fusto allungato e lungo beccuccio sagomato. Eleganti decori floreali ed a volute; incisione con monogramma LI
151
Molten, embossed, chiselled and engraved silver with a wooden handle, Rome, late 18th century, cameral stamp and mark for silversmith Giuseppe (III) Spagna (1791 - 1817)
4
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver with an ivory handle. City of Sheffield 1851
38
Molten, embossed and chiselled first title silver. Mark for silversmith JFC within a lozenge
27
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Fitted handle covered in woven wicker
83
An Indian coffee set in molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Bombay, India, 20th century
125
Embossed and chiselled silver, apparently unmarked. Second half of the 18th century
92
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver, apparently unmarked
177
A crucifix in silver, corals and coloured cloisonné enamels. Goldsmith Fecarotta, Palermo, 20th century
175
An ivory Corpus Christy on a cross in gilt copper, silver and malachite. Rome, second half of the 19th century, cameral stamp in use from 1815 to 1870 and unidentified silversmith's mark (GZ within a lozenge)
8
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Silversmiths Joseph Angell Sr. and John Angell
150
cm 22x10x30,5, gr. 620. Base a plinto rettangolare con bordo decorato a fogliette e unghiature poggiante su piedi artigliati. Fusto centrale con elegante motivo a tritoni contrapposti e presa ovale a volute. Porta ampolle con raffigurazioni di cariatidi [..]
157
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Turin, first half of the 19th century, marks for silversmith Pietro Borrani (...1822- 1824...)
10
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver; cylindrical body with a fitted handle
40
Molten, embossed, chiselled and gilt silver. Silversmith HBS (unidentified)
176
A small gold box with semiprecious stone inlays and a miniature mosaic depicting ancient Roman ruins
178
A gold brooch with a miniature mosaic depicting the temple of Vesta, likely of Roman manufacture from the 19th century
65
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Various manufactures from the 20th century
181
A lot made up of a carved silver snuff box from the 18th century, a tortoise shell box with low title gold details, likely from 18th century France, and a leather box containing a collapsible travel cup, 19th century
188
A model of a harp in gilt silver and malachite inside a box labelled jeweller Pallanzani Milano. Milanese goldworking from the second half of the 20th century
145
Embossed silver within a gilt wood frame. Guarantee marks and unidentified assayer and silversmith stamps
122
A holy water found in embossed and chiselled silver depicting the Virgin Mary, Genoa, Torretta punch for the year 1741
123
Molten, embossed, perforated and chiselled silver. Torretta punch for the year 177...
126
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver, glass basin. Torretta mark for the year 1748 and mark for the city of Barcelona
85
Molten, embossed and chiselled silver. Apparently unmarked. Germany, 19th-20th century
136
City guarantee mark and mark for silversmith Gaetano Pettocchi (1812-1859)
210
Chiselled silver body on a round base with decors. Italian manufacture from the 20th century