Auction 102
By Bertolami Fine Art
Dec 21, 2021
London, Italy
21 dicembre 2021 ore 12:00 CET
The auction has ended

LOT 58:

Pair of Italian silver candlesticks - Naples, circa 1830

circular shaped base with embossed ...

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Sold for: €700
Start price:
700
Estimated price :
€1,000 - €1,400
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Auction took place on Dec 21, 2021 at Bertolami Fine Art
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Pair of Italian silver candlesticks - Naples, circa 1830

circular shaped base with embossed "cocciolette" decoration, truncated cone-shaped stem, the bobèche with decorations similar to the lower part. Stamped with the mark used by the guild of goldsmiths of Naples for a silver fineness of 833/1000 or 10 ounces, 1832-1872, assayer Gennaro Mannara, and with the mark of an unidentified silversmith "FP".
A similar mark was found on a chalice with paten in the cathedral of Nusco dated 1859 (Ref. Elio e Corrado Catello, argenti napoletani page 161).
Height 26.5 cm. Total weight 653 gr (314+339 gr).
Item condition grading: **** good (in need of polishing).