SPLENDID SILVER ROCOCO TUREEN WITH POMEGRANATE KNOB AND GILT INTERIOR ON PR蒘ENTOIR.
Berlin.
Around 1760.
M黮ler brothers.
Silver; Tureen with gilt interior.
The oval body on four leaf-shaped feet with rocaille cartouches. The sides decorated with
dynamic leaf and shell relief. The strongly vaulted hooded lid with large knob in the
shape pf a pomegranate on chased foliage. The lateral handles shaped as vines. Oval;
curved Pr閟entoir with scalloped rim; the handles designed corrisponding to those on the
tureen.
Weight: 3570g.
Measurement: Tureen: Height 31;5cm; width 43cm / Pr閟entoir: Width 59cm.
Mark: Inspection mark Berlin with A (Scheffler; Berlin no.5); maker's mark M黮ler brothers (around 1737-80; ibid. no.139); testing mark.


Provenance:
Private collection Berlin.
Art trade; Van Ham.