Bidspirit auction | Portuguese silver tea service, 19th

Portuguese silver tea service, 19th century - Unique tea set featuring a pumpkin-shaped body and botanical motifs. 19th-century Portuguese silver. Hallmark 833/1000. Teapot, drip bowl, and sugar bowl bearing the hallmark of an unidentified Porto silversmith (MJG) and the assay mark of Porto assay master José de Almeida Brandão Aguiar Penetra (1861-1867). Milk jug bearing the Porto silversmith’s mark of José Gonçalves Russo and the Porto assayer’s hallmark of José Henriques Teixeira (1870-1877). Signs of use. Weight: 3095g