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Lot 92 · Silver and Plate

1. 'Ai bisogni si conoscono gli amici' 2. 'Tanto vale la messa piana che la cantata' 3. 'Chi troppo tira la corda si strappa' 4. 'Bandiera rotta fa onore al capitano' 5. 'Aspettare e non venire. Stare a letto e non dormire. Servire e non gradire sono tre cose da morire'

Giuseppe Piattoli

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Estimate
€3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $2,645–$4,408
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Silver and Plate, London (South Kensington) · 21 March 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6164200
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Piattoli, 1. 'Ai bisogni si conoscono gli amici' 2. 'Tanto vale la messa piana che la cantata' 3. 'Chi troppo tira la corda si strappa' 4. 'Bandiera rotta fa onore al capitano' 5. 'Aspettare e non venire. Stare a letto e non dormire. Servire e non gradire sono tre cose da morire'. Christie's, 21 Mar 2002, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6164200.

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Giuseppe Piattoli, 1. 'Ai bisogni si conoscono gli amici' 2. 'Tanto vale la messa piana che la cantata' 3. 'Chi troppo tira la corda si strappa' 4. 'Bandiera rotta fa onore al capitano' 5. 'Aspettare e non venire. Stare a letto e non dormire. Servire e non gradire sono tre cose da morire'. Christie's, 21 Mar 2002, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6164200.

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From the same sale Silver and Plate · Mar 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
Mark of Heb Over Feb, Chester, 1914/15, AN ARTS & CRAFTS 3-PIECE SILVER TEASET, £300–£500
Mark of D.& J. Wellby, London, 1905 AN EDWARDIAN SILVER TEAPOT £350–£550
Paris, 1782, AN 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER BEAKER, £500–£550
Mark of Thomas Bradbury & Sons, Sheffield, 1931, A PLAIN SILVER CIRCULAR BISCUIT BOX, £200–£300
Mark of C.j Over A, Sheffield, 1934, TWELVE PAIRS OF MOTHER-O'-PEARL HANDLED SILVER FRUIT KNIVES & FORKS, £250–£300
Paris 1789 15 PIECES OF FRENCH 18TH CENTURY SILVER FLATWARE £200–£300

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