Antique George III Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Cover Benjamin Laver London 1787 Decorative Arts A Large & Important Italian

A Large & Important Italian Renaissance oil on canvas

Other such tureens by Benjamin Laver have sold at major auction houses n the $15

the right pedestal is fitted with a wine or liquor celarette drawer

below are a pair of doors with beveled glass inset into carved panels with carved foliate decoration

Antique George III Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Cover Benjamin Laver London 1787 Decorative Arts A Large & Important ItalianA fine antique Georgian sterling silver twin handled soup tureen and cover by the Royal Gold and Silversmith Benjamin Laver, London, 1783. This very elegant George III tureen was made by one of the leading late 18th century silversmiths, Benjamin Laver was a highly skilled 18th century English silversmith and working jeweler, he studied under Thomas Heming, the principal royal goldsmith to King George III. Laver was active in London during the George