Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015
Lot 643
An 18th century Russian silver two-handled soup tureen and cover
Estimate £7,000 - £9,000
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Description
An 18th century Russian silver two-handled soup tureen and cover,
maker's mark IGR in a heart shaped punch, unidentified, assay master Andrey Titov, Moscow 1787,
circular form, fluted border, bifurcated angular scroll handles, domed fluted cover with a large finial, on a raised circular fluted foot, gilded interior, with an electroplated liner, height 38.5cm, width handle to handle 38cm, approx. weighable 107oz.