Early Spoons, Silver and Collectors' Items - 26th January 2005

Lot 533

By Paul Storr: A George IV soup tureen of lobed oval outline on a shaped and domed pedestal foot

Estimate £4,000 - £4,500 | Hammer £4000

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Description

By Paul Storr: A George IV soup tureen of lobed oval outline on a shaped and domed pedestal foot, with cast fruiting vine tendril handles, each terminating in a Bacchus mask, the body decorated with repousse fruit, flowers and scrolls on a matt ground below a cast border of flowerheads, engraved on one side with a coat of arms and the motto `Fidus et Audax', on the other side with two crests and underneath with the scratchweight `O2-165-10', (lacking cover) London 1829, 116oz, 18.75in (47.6cm) wide overall.