A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER, WILLIAM STEVENSON, LONDON, 1808

A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER, WILLIAM STEVENSON, LONDON, 1808

oval form with gadrooned rim, the reeded handles with foliate junctions, on four leaf embellished claw feet, engraved with the Berkeley coat-fof-arms and crest
44cm. 17¼in. long over handles
4005gr., 128oz.

Condition Report:
The cover, finial and body clearly marked. Liner absent. Typical country house wear. The cover doe not fit well with the body. Otherwise good condition and very good gauge.

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Provenance:
Probably Robert Berkeley (1764-1845)