AN ITALIAN SILVER TAZZA
MAKER'S MARK RC OVER A, TOWN MARK A LION PASSANT, PERHAPS FOR LUCCA, ALSO STRUCK 56 (?), PRESUMABLY FOR 1756
Circular and on a stepped trumpet foot with a knopped stem, engraved with a coat-of-arms below a coronet and within elaborate foliage scrolls, marked near rim and under foot, the rim further engraved with a scratchweight
15¾ in. (40 cm.) diam.
51 oz. (1,581 gr.)
AN ITALIAN SILVER TAZZA
MAKER'S MARK RC OVER A, TOWN MARK A LION PASSANT, PERHAPS FOR LUCCA, ALSO STRUCK 56 (?), PRESUMABLY FOR 1756
Circular and on a stepped trumpet foot with a knopped stem, engraved with a coat-of-arms below a coronet and within elaborate foliage scrolls, marked near rim and under foot, the rim further engraved with a scratchweight
15¾ in. (40 cm.) diam.
51 oz. (1,581 gr.)