Ensemble comprenant une terrine couverte, sa doublure et une paire de legumiers ronds couverts en argent par Antoine Boullier, Paris, la terrine 1787-1788, les legumiers 1789-1790

la terrine ovale reposant sur un piédouche, les anses en têtes de bêliers tenant un anneau, les prises des trois couvercles en grenade éclatée sur une terrasse feuillagée, les bords des couvercles ornés de frise en cordelette, le cimier gravé à l'intérieur des trois couvercles, sur la doublure et sur les corps des légumiers, le pied de la terrine et la doublure gravés 14m 5o 79 1/2, les intérieurs des couvercles gravés 6m 7o 1 g et 6m 63o 0 1/2 g

comprising: covered oval tureen with liner and a pair of circular covered entrée dishes, all engraved with a crest, probably that of Seymour, Dukes of Somerset,

n overall good condition. Marks inside tureen, under liner, under entree dishes bodies and inside one entree dish cover, the other entree-dish cover only struck with discharge mark on the rim. Very good weight and quality. The tureen handles of unusual design
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Le cimier correspond à plusieurs familles anglaises mais la plus probable est celle des Seymour, ducs de Somerset.