Portuguese silver, 19th century Square shaped profusely decorated with foliage motifs, acanthus leaves and repousse and chiselled applied flower bouquets Burner of identical decoration and squared stand on lion paw feet and spheres Allegorical figure lid pommel allusive to the river Tagus Dolphin shaped tap bar and lion head tap Removable inner warming element Lisbon assay mark (L-42) Maurício Gonzaga da Costa (1822-1860) and same date maker's mark (L-214.0) Domingos da Cruz Estanislau Costa Provenance: D. Manuel de Souza e Holstein-Beck Collection, Count of Póvoa. Literature: F. Moitinho de Almeida/Rita Carlos "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras" séc. XV a 1887 pp. 111, 144 43x33x36 cm 6815 g