Bidspirit auction | GIOVANNI FINO Four italian silver

GIOVANNI FINO Four italian silver boxes, Turin, 1762-1778 - Total weight: 1285 g cylindrical in shape and of various sizes. The bodies of the boxes have a golden finish, with horizontal striations and reinforcement rings on the base. The domed lids feature a finely engraved decoration (a monogram or cartouche). The lots bear the marks of: Taster Carlo Scarpa (1759-1778), Countermarker (second inspector) Giovan Battista Carron (1753-1778), silversmith Fino Giovanni (1762-1791). The silver objects, with a fineness of 11 Denari, were therefore made between 1762 and 1778. Height x largest diameter: 9 x 11.5 cm Height x smallest diameter: 6.5 x 8 cm Literature: Augusto Bargoni ”Maestri orafi e argentieri in Piemonte dal XVII al XIX secolo”, pp. 6, 119, 175