A pair of important French silver covered tureens, liners and stands, Charles-Louis-Auguste Spriman, Paris, 1777-1778

A pair of important French silver covered tureens, liners and stands, Charles-Louis-Auguste Spriman, Paris, 1777-1778

of oval shape, each cover surmounted by a sculpture depicting a hunting scene, one with a spaniel, a hare under his front legs and a pheasant surrounded by a hunting horn, the other cover a Barbet dog holding down a duck with outstretched wings, the upper part of the cover carrying a row of curved channels also covering the rim, two oval medallions united with ribbons placed between garlands, the two side handles with vine motifs, the large stands resting on four pilaster feet, the border applied with hanging lowers garlands, the two handles applied with acanthus leaves, gadrooned border with reed and ribbon frieze, on two blue modern boxes 

height tureens without the stand 11 7⁄16 in.; tureens length 15⅞in.; tureens width 9⅝in.; 29 cm; 40,3 cm; 24,5 cm; length stands 23⅝in.; width 16⅛in.; 60 cm; 41 cm ; weight 749 oz ; 21 234 gr

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Paire d'importantes terrines couvertes, leur présentoir et leur doublure en argent par Charles-Louis-Auguste Spriman, Paris, 1777-1778

le corps reposant sur quatre pieds feuillagés, appliqué de guirlandes de chênes, les anses en branchages, les couvercles à décor, l'un d'un chien barbet et un canard, l'autre d'un épagneul, un lièvre, un faisan et une trompe à ses pieds 

height tureens without the stand 11 7⁄16 in.; tureens length 15⅞in.; tureens width 9⅝in.; 29 cm; 40,3 cm; 24,5 cm; length stands 23⅝in.; width 16⅛in.; 60 cm; 41 cm ; weight 749 oz ; 21 234 gr