Tray with foot
Portuguese Goldsmithery
Late 16th century - early 17th century
Chiselled Silver
7.5 cm (H) x 24 cm Diam.
From the Funchal Cathedral
MASF235
A circular tray with engraved decoration. In the centre, there is a floral element contained within a space set off by a double circle, from which radiate stylised scrolls. This decorative grammar reveals the flavour of Flemish decorative engraving after the influx of Mannerism. The foot is smooth silver.
The distribution of this decoration reminds us of the radial forms of pieces found today in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid, attributed to a goldsmith of Madrid in the late 16th century, as well as another one or two punched examples from Léon, 1573/1593.1
Exhibited at the Convent of Santa Clara in 1951.
1 La Fiesta en la Europa de Carlos V. Real Alcázar de Sevilha, Sociedad Estatal para la Conmemoración de los Centenarios de Felipe II y Carlos V, cat. 88 e 92, 2000, pp. 398 e 403.
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