This elegant tureen, accompanied by a beautifully formed tray and topped with an elaborate artichoke finial, is by the celebrated French silversmiths Tétard Frères.
This superb soup tureen and tray duo is by the leading French silversmiths Tétard Frères. The silver tureen is of oval form, with an undulating, gadrooned body raised on four ornate scroll feet and set to either side with wonderfully rendered loop handles. The bowl is surmounted by a domed cover, which is topped with an elaborately cast finial comprised of a large artichoke and various other vegetable forms. The tureen is set atop an accompanying tray, crafted in a conforming manner.