Tureen and Stand

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Tureen and Stand

Artist Jacques-Charles Mongenot French, active 1751-1790

Place of OriginFrance

Date1783

DimensionsH: 15 1/2 in.; W: 17 5/16 in.; Diam: 15 in.

MediumSilver; cast,wrought & chased

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott

Object number

1967.13A-C

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Decorative Arts

Published ReferencesPartridge Fine Arts PLC, Silver at Partridge: Recent Acquisitions, London, Partridge Fine Arts PLC, October 1997, pp. 36-39, no. 18, repr. pp. 36 (detail), 37, 38 (detail), 39.Label TextFrench silver made before 1789 is relatively scarce, for much of it was melted down to allay financial crises and the costs of war. The pieces that most often survived are the ones that found their way abroad. This tureen for serving soup or stew was originally part of an elaborate dinner service, including at least four tureens, made for an Italian noble family, the Pignatellis of Naples.