Antique George III Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Cover Benjamin Laver London 1787 Drawings & Prints the top having a carved

the top having a carved & stepped crown

As art historian Donald Kuspit stated

The painting is signed and dated lower left

these chairs introduced the use of rubber "shock mounts" adhered to the underside of the shell

Antique George III Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Cover Benjamin Laver London 1787 Drawings & Prints the top having a carvedA fine antique Georgian sterling silver twin handled soup tureen and cover by the Royal Gold and Silversmith Benjamin Laver, London, 1783. This very elegant George III tureen was made by one of the leading late 18th century silversmiths, Benjamin Laver was a highly skilled 18th century English silversmith and working jeweler, he studied under Thomas Heming, the principal royal goldsmith to King George III. Laver was active in London during the George