Portuguese Silverware Set

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MGArgent
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Portuguese Silverware Set

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Hello Forum,

I recently picked up this Portuguese silverware set and always seem to struggle identifying Portuguese silversmiths.

It's punched with the small work 2nd standard (0.833 fine) mark for Porto, 1938-1984.

From what I can gather, the vendor "Reis, Filhos, Lda." was a well known retailer that employed their own in-house silversmiths (and may have also retailed items made externally). There is a short blog post on the history of the retailer here: https://restosdecoleccao.blogspot.com/2 ... s-lda.html

The silversmith initial appears to be an "A" and there is a circular device below that I cannot make out. Any leads for identifying the silversmith would be greatly appreciated!

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Funkel wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:01 pm Image
This is much appreciated, thank you Funkel!
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Funkel wrote: Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:01 pm Image
In case the English translation is useful to anyone, this is what a translator spit out:

Trademark of the Porto goldsmith Antonio Alves de Sousa, registered in 1902, transferred to Alves de Sousa & Filhos in 1909, to Alves de Sousa, Filho, in 1918, and to Alvaro Alves de Sousa, with the firm Alves de Sousa, Filho, in 1953, and cancelled in 1984.
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