Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 30 Jan 2024
An 18th-century Maltese silver pilgrim flask,
An 18th-century Maltese silver pilgrim flask,
probably Emmanel Pinto Period, circa 1750 also marked with the five-petal mark,
lobed baluster form, chased foliate decoration, screw-off cover with a pierced scroll final, with chains and a finger ring, the sides with dolphin supports, on a shaped rectangular foot, height 11.6cm, approx. weight 2.7oz.
For similar example see: Alaine Apap Bologna, The Silver of Malta, MAG publications, 1995, page 218, item 830.