Three Spanish Colonial 19th C. Peruvian Silver Bowls with Floral Rosettes

South America, Peru, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A set of three hand-raised silver bowls with flaring, hammer-finished walls and slightly thickened rims. The center of each interior is worked in high-relief repoussé with an eight-petaled rosette within a roundel of scrolling foliage and a beaded border. A band of looping festoons tipped with clusters of raised pellets encircles the roundel. The decoration matches on all three bowls. The silver content for each dish is of about 88% to 94%, a variation typical of hand-refined Peruvian silver made before standardized fineness. The bowls are unmarked, as is common in Peruvian work of this age and kind. Size: 3.6" H x 5.25" Diam (9.1 cm H x 13.3 cm Diam); silver quality: 88% to 94%; total combined weight: 306 grams.

Provenance: private Barbara Leutwiler collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA, acquired by family descent; ex-Richard John and Joan MacCornack collection; ex-Dr. Eugene A. and Harriet MacCornack collection, originally acquired in Peru in the 1920s

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Item #205504

Condition
Light age expected wear to surfaces, with scratches and minor pitting. Dark patina and oxidation, otherwise intact.