Bidspirit auction | NICOLA BASIOS

NICOLA BASIOS - Height x width x depth: 27.8 x 9 x 35 cm. Total weight: 2975 g Tripartite decanter, consisting of three identical engraved glass bottles, on a perforated silver base decorated with rocaille motifs, resting on four leaf-shaped feet. 800/1000 silver, hallmarked “800” - “BASIOS.” Literature: Sotirio Voulgaris (Bulgari) married Elena Basios, and their union produced Costantino Giorgio Bulgari. In 1924, the “Società anonima Albrizio e Basios per il commercio oggetti artistici e argenteria” (Albrizio and Basios Limited Company for the Trade of Artistic Objects and Silverware) was founded in Rome. The company was managed by Nicola Basios, Giorgio Basios, and Giuseppe Albrizio, and Costantino Bulgari also sat on the board of directors. Nicola Basios was in fact the uncle of Costantino Bulgari, brother of Elena Basios.