Lot 159
  • 159

A silver-gilt Louis XV style large ecuelle, stand and salver, Tane, Mexico City, 20th century

Estimate
5,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • ecuelle and stand marked and engraved with presentation inscription; the salver similarly engraved but apparently unmarked
  • Silver
  • length of stand 16 1/8 in.
  • 48 cm
the ecuelle with armorial handles, bud finial, and shaped oval stand, after a Germain example in the Louvre; the salver on high feet, the center engraved with a wreath, after one for the King of Portugal in a Lisbon museum

Condition

good condition
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