Bidspirit auction | Eight Butter Knives (silver blade)

Eight Butter Knives (silver blade) ‘17th Century’ Topázio in Portuguese silver - Set of eight ‘17th-century’ Topázio butter knives (silver blades) in Portuguese silver Silver hallmark for 833‰ fineness used at the Porto Assay Office from 1938 to 1984. Goldsmith’s mark of Ferreira Marques & Irmão Ld.ª (registered 1934) and manufacturer’s mark TOPÁZIO (no. 1835). Notes: see VIDAL, Manuel Gonçalves; ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de - ‘Portuguese Hallmarks and Goldsmith Marks (1887 to 1993)’, vol. II. Lisbon: IN-CM, 1997.