STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
Property of a Private Collector, New York
A GUATEMALAN SILVER COMPOTERA, COVER, AND STAND, ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCISCO JAVIER DE AVILA, CIRCA 1780
Auction Closed
October 25, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private Collector, New York
A GUATEMALAN SILVER COMPOTERA, COVER, AND STAND, ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCISCO JAVIER DE AVILA
CIRCA 1780
all flat-chased with ribbon-tied flowers, bud finial
marked on compotera, cover, and stand
47 oz 5 dwt
1474 g
diameter of stand 11 in.
28 cm
Cristina Esteras Martin, La Plateria en el Reino de Guatemala, 1994, p. 226-227, no. 92
According to Martin's publication, this is the only known work by Francisco Javier de Avila, who is documented in the workshop of his father, Gregorio de Avila, in 1787.
The maker's mark is "F.X. Abila", either an alternative spelling or an unknown maker from the Abila family. It is also possible that it is the stamp of an owner.