Important silver tureen, Bottega Giovan Battista Croff

circular in shape, embossed with large pods, grip shaped in the round like a fruit branch

1570 g, h 18x28 cm

Bears hallmarks: silversmith's mark "In the name of the Holy Spirit", another hallmark with letter J. Cf.: V. Donaver - R- Dabbene, 19th century Italian silver. Milan. 1987. n° 942 Giovan Battista Croff (1756-1840) was an appreciated Milanese goldsmith, with a shop under the banner of the "Holy Spirit", at n°3199 of the central Via degli Orefici, near the Duomo.