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A Louis XV Silver Tureen and Cover, Jean-Baptiste Saurin, Paris, 1778

Estimate

2,500 - 3,500 USD

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 A Louis XV Silver Tureen and Cover, Jean-Baptiste Saurin, Paris, 1778


Bombe oval on molded foot, with fluted, foliate, and laurel handles, bud finial rising from acanthus rosette, engraved with later arms under marquis's coronet, fitted with a later silver liner by A. Cosson, Paris, marked on base and inside center base, underneath cover, discharge to cover rim, with later control marks.


75.9 oz

2363 g

length 13 in.

33 cm

Collection Colbert;

Christie's, Paris, 18 April 2019, lot 62;

Where acquired by the present collector.