CIRCULAR CENTERPIECE WITH VEGETAL DECORATIONS, SILVERSMITH GIUSEPPE GABRIELLI SECOND HALF XXTH CENT. circular container, low basin with slightly convex walls, flat bottom; on the basin vegetable decorations rendered in detail (recognizable leaves and fruit); embossed and chased work; made of 800/1000 silver DIMENSIONS: diameter mm 250, height mm 90 WEIGHT: gr. 886 PUNCH: republican star, 428 MI within polygon ADDITIONAL MARKS: Silver title within oval, full surname of silversmith (Gabrielli), head in profile, applied label showing silversmith's data and silver title

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