Lot 182 D α

An important Spanish silver tureen and cover

Bombé form oval corpus with a removable inset on four claw-and-ball feet. The handles designed as detailed lion's head models. The lower section with fluting, above it a frieze of finely chased shell motifs on a dotted ground. The domed lid with correspondingly sumptuous décor and two vacant rocaille cartouches with laurel crowns. The finial formed as a large bundle of artichokes and broccoli. Engraved on the inner surface of the vessel and the lid with the conjoined monogram “VAJ”, repeated on the outer surface of the inset. H 32.5; 40.5; D 26.5 cm, weight 5,409 g.
Madrid, marks of Antonio Magro, 1773.