A George IV silver soup tureen and cover, Charles Fox, London, 1820

leaf-capped shells above lion paw supports, shell and foliate gadrooned borders the body engraved twice with a coat-of-arms above the motto 'IN HOC SINO SPECIMEN', the cover engraved twice with a crest

Cover: good clear hallmarks; the handle is fixed to the cover and appears to have been repaired on the underside, this is not visible from the outside, some light dents to the cover near to the handle Base: good clear hallmarks on underside; heavy, good overall condition
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The arms are those of Gall impaling Wilkinson.