A Spanish Colonial Silver Two-Handled Bowl, Probably Guatemala, Late 18th Century

A Spanish Colonial Silver Two-Handled Bowl, Probably Guatemala, Late 18th Century

the lower body chased with vertical lobes and flutes above a short gadrooned foot, the rim lightly engraved with birds and animals between flowers, the interior engraved with a bird and branch in matted circle, with leafy and matted multiple scroll handles

assayed and marked Mexico City, assay master Jose Antonio Lince y Gonzalez, circa 1785, assay scrape on base

14 oz 10 dwt

450 g

length over handles 7 7/8 in.

20 cm