Bresciana oiler in silver 1812/1872

Bresciana Oil Cruet in Silver 1812/1872. On an oval terrace surrounded by a perforated frame, the oil vessel is mounted on two bottle rails supported by three stylized leaves. Two snakes intertwine on the stem made in the form of a column with a base, serving as support for the caps.

The oil dispenser is in perfect condition and bears a mark with a spearhead (Brescia Guarantee Office); an anvil indicating a second title for minute works (800/000), and at the end, the initials of the goldsmith in a circular field with the IHS insignia with a cross and the initials FC. 

It weighs 479 grams.

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