A PAIR OF PORTUGUESE SILVER TOOTHPICK HOLDERS
MARK OF ABR, OPORTO, CIRCA 1865
Of column form surmounted by portrait busts probably of Portuguese monarchs or explorers, raised on paw supports; together with another example modelled as a partly-shorn animal, maker's mark of IPC (script), Oporto, circa 1850; and a plated obelisk example
10¾ in. (26.5 cm.) high
weighable silver 42.5 oz. (1,318 gr.) (4)
A PAIR OF PORTUGUESE SILVER TOOTHPICK HOLDERS
MARK OF ABR, OPORTO, CIRCA 1865
Of column form surmounted by portrait busts probably of Portuguese monarchs or explorers, raised on paw supports; together with another example modelled as a partly-shorn animal, maker's mark of IPC (script), Oporto, circa 1850; and a plated obelisk example
10¾ in. (26.5 cm.) high
weighable silver 42.5 oz. (1,318 gr.) (4)
