Lot 200 , An early Victorian Irish silver soup tureen and cover,

An impressive early Victorian Irish silver two handled oval soup tureen and cover, by Patrick Loughlin, hallmarked Dublin 1838, the shaped domed cover with large finial in the form of a Poppy seed handle, which sits on a bed of Poppy leaves, the body with gadrooned border and applied with two scroll cartouches, on flower filled cast cornucopia legs, on claw and ball feet, length 364mm, weight 91.7oz/2852grms.
Estimate £2,000-3,000

Good condition, commensurate with age. Clear marks but with some slight rubbing. Lid fits well and there is a small dent to the interior rim of the lid.


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Sold for £2,500