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726 - A tray Portuguese silver (833/000).
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A tray Portuguese silver (833/000). Circular with two scroll handles with raised and chased acanthus leaves, the rim with four oval cartouches with raised and chased decoration of leaves and flowers. Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984 and maker's mark of the same period. (signs of use) L.: 60 cm 2,786 g Provenance: Manuel Ortins de Bettencourt (1892–1969). Was an officer of the Portuguese Navy, having held the highest positions, among them that of Minister of the Navy between 1936 and 1944, that is to say during a large part of the Second World War. Bettencourt attained the rank of Rear Admiral and, in his long and distinguished career, particular note should be made of his achievement in piloting the first non-stop flight to the Azores – where he was born. He was honoured with the highest Portuguese orders, among them the Tower and Sword, Christ and Aviz; as well as foreign ones, having received the French Légion d'Honneur, the Order of the Crown of Italy, the Order of Leopold II of Belgium, the Order of Isabella the Catholic of Spain, and also the Legion of Merit of the United States of America.
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