Property of an Important European Collection
An Italian parcel-gilt silver holy water stoup, Naples, 1690
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November 13, 01:36 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of an Important European Collection
An Italian parcel-gilt silver holy water stoup, Naples, 1690
centered by the Virgin as Queen of Heaven crowned with stars and flanked by putti holding the sun and moon, flanked by female figures with attributes of Church and State, enclosed by embossed baroque ornament and fitted with an eagle supporting the Holy Water container, cross and angels cresting, marked on body, four figures, cresting and water stoup,
50cm, 19 3/4 in high
1378gr, 44oz 6dwt
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A less elaborate but otherwise almost identical holy water stoup by Giuseppe Simiole, Naples 1693 is illustrated by Elio and Corrado Catello, Argenti Napoletani, 1973, p. 232.