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Lot 554*

A pair of Spanish Colonial silver-gilt swing-handled baskets
Miguel Guerra, Guatemala 1780-90, stamped GUERRA, possible mark for Antigua (2)

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18 – 19 April 2023, 10:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A pair of Spanish Colonial silver-gilt swing-handled baskets

Miguel Guerra, Guatemala 1780-90, stamped GUERRA, possible mark for Antigua
Shaped circular in form, the whole gilded, an openwork structure with embossed and chased decoration featuring floral and foliate motifs, a mobile pierced handle attached, detailed with the same intricate patterns, diameter 35cm, weight total 50oz. (2)

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A similar basket was part of the exhibition "Silver from Viceregal Mexico", presented at the International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, Texas, 2007.

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