ORNATE SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER BASE (PEANA)
Mexican marks incl. assayers zig-zag mark; Gothic-style, overall repousse, platform with four vegetal scrolling supports terminating with bells; round pedestal base; 9"h; 9" maximum diam.; 61.5 troy oz.; 1916 gr.
See: "La Plateria del Museo Franz Mayer, Obras Escogidas" pp. 176-1777 for a similar silver base supporting a Virgin figure dated to 1742.
This piece is stylistically similar to hanging lamps of the the early 18th c.
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500
Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 65 : ORNATE SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER BASE (PEANA)
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