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Lot 1005 Dα

A large Portuguese silver gilt charger

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 15:00 - Treasures from a Lower Saxon Collection
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 18.600 € (incl. premium)

A large Portuguese silver gilt charger

With a later dedication inscribed around the rim: "BEQUEATHED BY ALICE COLVILE TO MILTON ABBEY IN MEMORY OF HER BROTHER AUGUSTUS GILBERT COLVILE IN GRATITUDE FOR THE HELP HE RECEIVED THERE." Diameter 53 cm, weight 1,689 g.
Unidentified maker's mark "SW", otherwise unmarked, late 17th C.

Provenance

Purchased from Christie's Geneva, 27th April 1976, lot 166.