Silver tray. XIX century. Silver worked - Silver - Spain - Mid 19th century
Embossed silver. With hallmarks. Weight: 815 grams. Dimensions: 40. 5 cm in diameter. Circular tray decorated in relief with a series of motifs embossed on the metal: in the centre, two fantastic animals facing each other on a fight (a winged dragon and a snake with a head that reminds the classicist dolphins) ; a band to the outside with grotesques scrolls, fruit and tracery. a band of pearls; the edge with vegetal elements accompanying marked ¨ferroneries”. The decorative elements are inspired on the Classic Period and may relate to works from the Renaissance, the movement of the composition and other details remind us of the silver works characteristic of the Rococo.
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Embossed silver. With hallmarks. Weight: 815 grams. Dimensions: 40. 5 cm in diameter. Circular tray decorated in relief with a series of motifs embossed on the metal: in the centre, two fantastic animals facing each other on a fight (a winged dragon and a snake with a head that reminds the classicist dolphins) ; a band to the outside with grotesques scrolls, fruit and tracery. a band of pearls; the edge with vegetal elements accompanying marked ¨ferroneries”. The decorative elements are inspired on the Classic Period and may relate to works from the Renaissance, the movement of the composition and other details remind us of the silver works characteristic of the Rococo.