A George IV Silver-gilt soup tureen and cover, Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, 1827, retailed by Barber, Cattle and North of York

of baluster form, the lower body chased with matted water leaves, the center chased with a band of scrolling foliage linking the vine-branch handles which fork and spread along the palm and acanthus rim, matching cover with finial in the form of a bouquet issuing from palm and acanthus, pedestal foot, marked on body, cover and finail, maker's mark overstruck by retailer's

good condition, crisp throughout, apparently never engraved, nice color; this piece has later applied cartouches, Francis Boone Thomas, London, 1886
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