A pair of German silver circular soup tureens on stands, Gottlob Ludwig Howaldt, Berlin, circa 1825

A pair of German silver circular soup tureens on stands, Gottlob Ludwig Howaldt, Berlin, circa 1825,

part lobed vase shaped with leaf applied pedestal supports, leaf wrapped double scroll handles terminating in dolphin heads, covers with foliate handles, part lobed domed circular stands with pad supports surmounted by leaves, cover and stand intitialled AGS
43cm., 17in. high ; 16659gr, 535oz 16dwt

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Paire de soupières couvertes rondes et leurs présentoirs en argent par Gottlob Ludwig Howaldt, Berlin, vers 1825

les corps en partie godronnés, les socles appliqués de feuilles, les anses en double volute ornées de feuilles se terminant par des têtes de dauphin, les couvercles avec prises feuillagées, les présentoirs ronds bombés en partie godronnés, les quatre pieds-griffes sommés de feuilles, les couvercles et présentoirs gravés du chiffre AGS
Long. 43 cm, 17in. ; 16659 g., 535oz 16dwt

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Condition Report:
In overall good condition. Gild inside one handle re-fixed to the body border with a reinforcement. Unsual scratches mainly on cover
Marked on foot and stand rim.
Very nice set.

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Provenance:
Anna Gräfen Schulenburg, the first wife of Ludwig August Graf von der Asseburg-Falkenstein (1796-1869);
Thence by descent;
Sotheby's, London, Silver & Vertu, 7 June 2005, lot 108