A FRENCH SILVER TWO-HANDLED SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
MAKER'S MARK AL?, A BIRD BETWEEN, PARIS, CIRCA 1840
Oval with paneled sides and leaf-capped loop handles, the domed cover with artichoke finial, and engraved with mirror cypher ES, marked on body and cover
16 ½ in. (41.9 cm.) long, over handles
84 oz. 18 dwt. (2,640.3 gr.)
A FRENCH SILVER TWO-HANDLED SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
MAKER'S MARK AL?, A BIRD BETWEEN, PARIS, CIRCA 1840
Oval with paneled sides and leaf-capped loop handles, the domed cover with artichoke finial, and engraved with mirror cypher ES, marked on body and cover
16 ½ in. (41.9 cm.) long, over handles
84 oz. 18 dwt. (2,640.3 gr.)