A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV ELECTROPLATE SOUP TUREENS, COVERS, AND LINERS, ELKINGTON & CO. LTD., SHEFFIELD, 1844 |

lobed compressed oval form, leaf-capped scrolling handles, the domed covers with stylised pomegranate finials, engraved with the Smith crest and coat-of-arms, in a fitted iron-bound strong box with Smith engraved brass plaque, the tureens 41.5cm., 16¼in. over handles; and a pair of Sheffield plate entree dishes and covers, Matthew Boulton & Co, Birmingham, circa 1810, oblong with gadrooned rims and borders, ornate foliate handles, twin-engraved with the Smith crest and coat-of-arms

Inventory of the Property of Guy O. Smith at 19 Hill Street, 1927, possibly 'Plated Articles / A pair of old Sheffield entree dishes and covers with gadroon borders'

Both entree dishes and soup tureens clearly marked. The plate on the entree dishes in good condition, slightly worn around the coat-of-arms. The soup tureens with plating loss but generally good for age.
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