Lot 100
  • 100

Soupière couverte en argent, par Paul Storr, Londres, 1813,

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • silver
  • Haut. 33 cm, long. 38 cm, 5 402 g ; 13 in. high, 173oz 13dwt
reposant sur un piédouche, le couvercle appliqué d'une frise de pampres et grappes de raisin sur fond amati, la prise à attaches en têtes de lion, le corps appliqué d'armoiries et de quatre cartouches en losange décorés d'allégories des arts et de la médecine, les anses en tête de Mercure sommées de deux serpents

Condition

In overall good condition. Liner missing. Stamped 871 under the base. One small dent on the matted frieze. Fully marked on body and inside cover, finial fully marked except date letter. Very nice quality. Good Weight. For a similar tureen, probably the same, see Parke Bernet, New York, 28 May 1968, lot 181.
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