Lot 214
  • 214

An Italian silver oil lamp, most probably Gregorio Spinazzi, Rome, circa 1770

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • 80cm, 31 1/2in high
circular, with detachable shaft sections, covered four-light oil recepticle, chain-hung snuffer, scissors, pick and tweezers, detachable beaded handle, silver shaft, iron core, wood base, chased with stiff leafage on a reeded ground, fitted for electricity

Catalogue Note

This maker's mark was also used by the Roman goldsmiths Domenico Gabriele Mariani (1697-1756) and Giuseppe Nepoti (1677-1753), and continued in use by their widows until 1762.