Nicola Luparo (early 18th century Palermo)
Nicola Luparo (early 18th century Palermo) Italian, dated 1719
A Palermo silver artifact dated 1719 by master craftsman Nicola Luparo, marked with city hallmarks and assay information. The reverse bears detailed inscriptions including the maker's mark NL719, the name ROCCO, and precise weight measurements in ounces, denari, and grani, with assay scrapes throughout.
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- the reverse with the Palermo city mark and marked beneath the perizonium NL719 for Nicola Luparo, and with assay scrapes throughout, also incised with the name ROCCO and with the weight of the silver: +3=6=25= (indicating ounce, denari and grani)
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Master Paintings and Sculpture Part II
January 27, 2023
Estimate: $15,000 – $25,000
Lot 498
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