Covered silver tureen, of oval form, resting on... Lot 27

Covered silver tureen, of oval form, resting on four feet with scrolls, with broad attachments of stylized shells; the lid with doucine and moulded edge, surmounted by the catch in the shape of artichoke surrounded by four leaves; engraved in the bottom and the lid N°1 and later of the armorial bearings of the family of the GORCE. Mark of the Master goldsmith Marc BAZILLE, received in 1732. Montpellier, 1762-1763 (shocks, formerly repolished) Height : 20,5 cm - Length : 30 cm - Width : 19,5 cm Weight : 1 866 g Bibliography : Catalogue of the exhibition Orfèvrerie civile de Montpellier et du Languedoc, Musée languedocien, Montpellier, 1996, described and reproduced, n°17.