DRESDEN, DATE LETTER INCUSE R PROBABLY FOR 1790, MAKER'S MARK JG OVER S IN SCRIPT (CF. ROSENBERG, VOL. 3, NO. 110)
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A German silver soup-tureen and cover
Dresden, date letter incuse R probably for 1790, maker's mark JG over S in script (cf. Rosenberg, vol. 3, no. 110)
Circular, on four hoof feet chased with scalework, two feet surmounted by ram's masks with rectangular handles above, the upper part of the bowl with beaded band and running scrolls enclosing paterae, the base with foliage and wreath drop, the raised cover with acanthus foliage border and acanthus bud and foliage calyx, marked on base and cover
35 cm. (13.3/4 in.) high
3,580 gr. (115 oz.)
Dresden, date letter incuse R probably for 1790, maker's mark JG over S in script (cf. Rosenberg, vol. 3, no. 110)
Circular, on four hoof feet chased with scalework, two feet surmounted by ram's masks with rectangular handles above, the upper part of the bowl with beaded band and running scrolls enclosing paterae, the base with foliage and wreath drop, the raised cover with acanthus foliage border and acanthus bud and foliage calyx, marked on base and cover
35 cm. (13.3/4 in.) high
3,580 gr. (115 oz.)