SILVER SINGLE SINKER, ITS COUVER AND ITS SLEEPING COOK (950) Goldsmith Tétard Frères Paris, 20th century Of oval form, with contours, in the Regency style, decorated with shells, foliage and bases, the tureen on a pedestal, the handles gadrooned, the lid surmounted by a pumpkin-shaped socket on a leafy terrace, the edge of the dormant numbered 47929; scratches Marked Minerva H. 32 cm (12 ½ in.) Dimensions of the frame: W.: 64 cm (25 ¼ in.) l. : 41 cm (16 ¼ in.) Tureen dimensions: L. to handles: 39.5 cm (15 ½ in.) l. 23 cm (9 in.) Weight : 5 Kg 875 A silver tureen, its lid and its display dish, by Tetard Freres, Paris, 20th century

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