Paperweight - .800 silver
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Rare Argent 800 and crystal desk sculpture/fermacarte from Italy, 9.5 × 7 × 7 cm, 551 g, dating to circa 1970–1980, featuring a micro-sculpted Venice Bocca della Verità (Mascherone) motif and supplied with original certificate and blue velvet case.
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Raro Fermacarte in Argento 800 e Cristallo - "Buca delle Lettere" Repubblica Veneta - Esclusiva Edizione Poste Italiane
Description of the item
Up for auction an exclusive piece of art and postal memorabilia, produced in a limited run for the Administration of Posts and Telecommunications.
This refined sculptural paperweight blends the nobility of metal with the transparency of crystal, celebrating the history of Italian communication.
Art Subject:
The top plaque is a micro-sculpture work that faithfully reproduces the ancient "Mascherone" in marble (Bocca delle Lettere) of the Republic of Venice, dated around 1700. These monumental mouths, historically embedded in Venetian palaces, were used for the collection of letters.
Technical Details and Materials:
Top plaque: 800 silver finely worked with repoussé and chasing.
Base: Solid block of transparent crystal/glass of high thickness.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 7 cm.
Total weight: 551 grams.
Origin: Italy, produced by Femmeffe Roma (Via Nomentana).
Condition and Accessories:
The item is in excellent conservative condition. It is accompanied by its original certificate attesting to its exclusivity and the purity of the silver, and is kept in its original blue velvet case with satin interior.
A collectible piece unmissable for enthusiasts of Venetian history, numismatics, Poste Italiane memorabilia, and desk art objects.
Technical Sheet (Predefined Catawiki Fields)
Material: 800 silver, crystal.
Silver Title: 800.
Object: Paperweight / Desktop sculpture.
Period: circa 1970-1980.
Country of origin: Italy.
Dimensions: 9.5 × 7 × 7 cm.
Weight: 551 g.
Conditions: Excellent / Like new.
Raro Fermacarte in Argento 800 e Cristallo - "Buca delle Lettere" Repubblica Veneta - Esclusiva Edizione Poste Italiane
Description of the item
Up for auction an exclusive piece of art and postal memorabilia, produced in a limited run for the Administration of Posts and Telecommunications.
This refined sculptural paperweight blends the nobility of metal with the transparency of crystal, celebrating the history of Italian communication.
Art Subject:
The top plaque is a micro-sculpture work that faithfully reproduces the ancient "Mascherone" in marble (Bocca delle Lettere) of the Republic of Venice, dated around 1700. These monumental mouths, historically embedded in Venetian palaces, were used for the collection of letters.
Technical Details and Materials:
Top plaque: 800 silver finely worked with repoussé and chasing.
Base: Solid block of transparent crystal/glass of high thickness.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 7 cm.
Total weight: 551 grams.
Origin: Italy, produced by Femmeffe Roma (Via Nomentana).
Condition and Accessories:
The item is in excellent conservative condition. It is accompanied by its original certificate attesting to its exclusivity and the purity of the silver, and is kept in its original blue velvet case with satin interior.
A collectible piece unmissable for enthusiasts of Venetian history, numismatics, Poste Italiane memorabilia, and desk art objects.
Technical Sheet (Predefined Catawiki Fields)
Material: 800 silver, crystal.
Silver Title: 800.
Object: Paperweight / Desktop sculpture.
Period: circa 1970-1980.
Country of origin: Italy.
Dimensions: 9.5 × 7 × 7 cm.
Weight: 551 g.
Conditions: Excellent / Like new.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Material
.800 silver
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
7 cm
Width
9.5 cm
Depth
7 cm
Estimated period
1970-1980
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