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Portuguese Solid Silver Tureen Covered Dish Marked Oporto Figural Pear Finial

   Portuguese Solid Silver Tureen Covered Dish Marked Oporto Figural Pear Finial 48oz. Presented is a beautiful solid silver raised covered bowl or tureen with marks for silver made in Oporto Portugal 833 fine silver; American standard sterling silver is 925, so there is slightly less silver in this alloy. I have placed a picture in the photos above of my research on these marks. This tureen is a finely crafted useful piece with scrolling leaf handles matching the elegant engraved design around the lid and bowl with a great figural pear handle on the top of the lid. It has only a slight ...
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