Pewter Wine Pitcher - Port, 18th Century

MY PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING FOR METROPOLITAN FRANCE

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Very rare Pewter baluster pitcher with cylindrical base and ogee foot, quarter-round goblet, domed lid with curved plain thumb.
Barely legible property mark (?) affixed to the lid.
Bruised mark very incompletely legible on the exterior bottom of Joze Antonio FRIAS active from 1701.
Height: 24.7 cm.
PORTUGAL (Porto), First half of the 18th century

Medieval type piece in good condition, with a marbled patina. This pitcher has not been scrubbed for many decades... It can be cleaned by me if the purchaser wishes, at no extra cost, to restore its original shiny appearance. The deliberately bruised marks were so at certain times in History when it could prove very dangerous to have objects bearing royal symbols at home, here a crown... The same observation was made in France many times at the end of the 18th century.
Productions from this provenance are extremely rare (even there...!) and most often not marked.
Identical piece and mark reproduced in "Estanhos portugueses" by Rolando van Zeller (See the last three photographs)

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GUARANTEE

Former professor at IDETH (Institute of Technical and Historical Studies of the Art Object)
Former professor at the EAC (School of Art and Communication)
Former member of the UFE (French Union of Experts)
Expert specialist in pewter for more 40 years I guarantee the object is authentic described above.
A detailed descriptive invoice accompanied by a photograph will be given to the purchaser on request.

PAYMENT

- By French check payable to COMMENCHAL Jean-Claude
- By bank transfer payable to COMMENCHAL Jean-Claude
IBAN: FR76 3002 7160 2700 0206 4620 173
BIC: CMCIFRPP
- By Paypal transfer to    jc.commenchal@orange.fr

SHIPPING

Shipment to France by “Colissimo” or « Mondial Relay » tracked within a maximum of 48 hours. With recommendation and insurance on request. Postal transport is offered to metropolitan France.
Sending to the whole world in "Colissimo" recommended. With insurance on request. To know the shipping costs to Europe or the whole World, click on "Buy online" and select your country, or contact me by email.

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Non-French-speaking buyers: exclusively by email.

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