Pair of mancerinas in silver 916 thousandths, the tray of po - Lot 143

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Pair of mancerinas in silver 916 thousandths, the tray of po - Lot 143
Pair of mancerinas in silver 916 thousandths, the tray of poly-lobed form is decorated with broad channels, the support with three openwork uprights of interlaced nets ending in scrolls Spain 18th century Weight : 366,13 g Note: The drink contained in the cup was originally hot chocolate. The Spanish "mancerina" appeared in 17th-century Europe at the same time as the cocoa and chocolate craze, which made chocolate an exotic luxury beverage. In Spain, the mancerina is thought to have been invented by Pedro Alvarez de Toledo y Leiva, Marquis of Mancera and viceroy of Peru in the 17th century.
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