Rare Buccellati Sterling Silver Bar Pitcher with Satin Finish

Buccellati, sterling silver bar pitcher, made in a rare Buccellati technique with satin finish, with a wood handle, standing on 3 curvilinear legs, from the 20th century. It measures 9 1/2'' in height by 8 1/2'' from handle to spout, weighs 28.6 troy ounces, and bears hallmarks as shown.  Mario Buccellati, the founder of Buccellati, was born in Ancona in 1891, but moved to Milano in the early 20th century. As soon as he arrived, he secured an apprenticeship with the goldsmiths Beltrami and Besnati, whose business at Via Santa Margherita 5, between La Scala and the Galleria, at the heart of the city. It was here that the young Mario learned the best in Italian goldsmithing traditions. At the end of the First World War, Mario decided that the time was right for him to set up his own venture and he took over Beltrami and Besnati’s business. In 1925, Mario, alongside his brother, Carlo, opened a second store at Via Condotti 30–31, Rome. A third followed four years later at Via Tornabuoni 7