A French silver-gilt soup tureen, cover, liner and stand, Odiot, Paris, 20th century

after the model made for Count de Lariboisiere; the shaped circular stand chased with medallions depicting various game between applied foliate scrolls and game birds, the tureen on openwork scroll supports with ornate bifurcated leafy scroll handles, the applied rococo cartouches containing coats-of-arms below a Count's coronet, the domed cover chased with scrolling foliage around four scenes; two of children with animals, two with hunting and fishing trophies, the finial cast as a group of dead game

Very good gauge. Some slight discolouration to gilding. Good condition with wear commensurate with age.
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The original example of this tureen was ordered by Count Charles de Lariboisiere in 1851. Born in 1798, he became Chamberlain under Napoleon I and was depute for Ille de Villaine between 1829 and 1835. de Lariboisiere became Pair de France in 1835 and Senateur in 1852 for which position the tureen was probably commissioned. It originally formed part of a set ordered from Charles-Nicolas Odiot which included a large oval tureen, with bull-shaped handles, and four circular tureens, (casseroles couvertes sur rechaud) with differing finials. It was exhibited by Odiot at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851, winning a medal for its impressive structure and quality.