Lot 1030: Three Portuguese and Brazilian second standard silver toothpick holders Fine Furniture, Silver, Decorative Arts & Clocks

by various makers, mid-to-late 19th century Comprising: a Portuguese example modeled as a vase of flowers, probably Jose Joaquim Lopes, Porto, circa 1880; a roosting-chicken-form example, with unidentified marks, probably Brazilian, circa 1900, modeled and chased with her ten chicks; and a covered bridge-form example, with unidentified marks, probably Brazilian, circa 1900; total weight approximately 12oz troy heights 2 3/4in (7cm) to 9in (22.8); length of chicken 4 3/8in (11.1cm); greatest diameter of floral vase 4 3/8in (11.1cm).