Bidspirit auction | Italian sterling silver cake stand,

Italian sterling silver cake stand, Palermo, 17th century - Height x diameter: 6.5 x 29 cm. Weight: 605 g circular in shape. The top is centred by an engraved shield, surrounded by rich decoration with leaf motifs. Hallmarked with the Palermo ‘bulla’ mark depicting a low-flying eagle, in use before 1715, with the ‘PAOC’ mark of Consul Pietro Antinio Omodeo, documented in the mid-17th century, and with the mark of a silversmith, F.L., who cannot be identified in the current bibliography. Maria Accascina, I marchi della Argenterie e Oreficerie Siciliane, 1976, pag. 51. Silvano Barraja, I marchi degli argentieri e orafi di Palermo, 1996, pag. 64.