A lidded soup tureen and its vermeil display stand; the ture - Lot 51

Lot n° 51
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A lidded soup tureen and its vermeil display stand; the ture - Lot 51
A lidded soup tureen and its vermeil display stand; the tureen sits on a round pedestal decorated with pearl and gadroons, a frieze of engraved ivy leaves, and two partially fluted handles chiseled with acanthus leaves; the plain lid with a domed rim edged with a cord-style moldure, the handle shaped like a pine cone; the plain stand adorned with pearl and cord moldures Strasbourg, 1798–1909 Beneath the bouillon display stand: inscription “The City of Besançon, through Mr. A.L. Daclin, its Mayor, to Miss Féréol J.L.E. de Bry, born on the 9th of November 1810” Weight: 1.080 kg Diameter: 22.8 cm for the stand. Length including handles: 20.1 cm. Height: 17 cm Hallmarks: First Rooster (1798–1809) and crab In a custom-shaped fawn-colored leather case, gilded with small ironwork Provenance: - Mes Couturier & De Nicolay auction, Drouot, December 16, 1987, lot 194 - Private collection, Besançon, ever since Antoine-Louis Daclin (Besançon, 1742–1822) served as mayor of Besançon from 1801 to 1816. This may have been a birth gift. The name De Bry refers in particular to Jean De Bry (or Debry) (1760–1834), who served as Prefect of the Doubs from 1801 to 1814.
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