Spice Rack. Silver. Cordoba, 18th Century.

Spice rack. Silver. Cordoba, 18th century.
Contrasting marks.
Silver spice rack of the same color, with a truncated cone-shaped body, a sinuous lower rim resting on volute feet with wicker and floral motifs, a hemispherical bowl, a lid with a domed hinge, and decorated with vegetal elements in high relief. The hallmarks it presents identify it as an 18th-century Cordovan work, by the hand of Juan de Luque y Leyva or Leiva (1721-1779/80), who was the city's official marker between 1772 and 1779/80. From a typological point of view, it is a spice rack belonging to a somewhat particular tradition or model, common in Cordoba and Madrid, but also present in Girona, Antequera, etc.
Weight: 68 grams. - Dimensions: 7x7x4.5 cm