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French silver or French colony?
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:23 am
by stecci
I found this goblet yesterday. The quality is modest. But I can not assign the marks. Can someone help me (master, origin).
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Re: French silver or French colony?
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:15 am
by dognose
Hi,
Please embed your images.
Trev.
Re: French silver or French colony?
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:33 pm
by stecci
Re: French silver or French colony?
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:34 pm
by stecci
Re: French silver or French colony?
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:09 pm
by blakstone
Neither. This is Brazilian, made by Francisco Pereira da Fonseca of Rio de Janeiro, working at least 1864 to 1887. The "10" is the fineness of 10 dinheiros, 10/12 or .833.
Hope this helps!
Ref: Rodrigo Melo Franco de Andrade ed. As Artes Plasticas No Brasil (Rio de Janeiro, 1952) p. 258
Re: French silver or French colony?
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 3:05 am
by stecci
Many thanks for the help.
I really have never seen such work. In Switzerland, works from South America are relatively rare.
Thanks again
