IP
Pair of Soup Tureens with Leather Cases

Makeractive Italy, mid -18th century
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Pair of Soup Tureens with Leather Cases
Datec. 1778
Manufactured inItaly
MediumSterling silver; leather, brass and metal
DimensionsOverall (.1, Tureen): 10 5/8 × 18 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (27 × 46 × 24 cm)
Overall (.2, Tureen): 10 5/8 × 18 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (27 × 46 × 24 cm)
Storage box (.1, Original Leather Case): 10 5/8 × 14 3/16 × 20 1/4 in. (27 × 36 × 51.5 cm)
Storage box (.2, Original Leather Case): 10 5/8 × 14 3/16 × 20 1/4 in. (27 × 36 × 51.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society, and Colleen and John P. Kotts
Object number2023.519.1,.2
Current Location
Rienzi
Italian Bedroom
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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceSamuel Tscharner (1716-1800); Collection Friedrich von Tscharner (1868–1952), Bern; by descent, Swiss private collection until 2020; [Koller International Auctions, Sale A192 Decorative Arts, 18 June 2020, Lot 1132]; [Burzio, London]; [Koopman Rare Art, London], purchased by MFAH, 2023.

Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
None
Both tureens featuring maker’s mark of "IP", under an image of St John(?) in an oval lozenge. This is possibly the mark of Ignazio Paroletto, recorded active in 1757 in the accounts of the Treasury of the Royal Household as delivering 53 dishes for the royal service.
1st Tureen with assay master’s mark of Francesco Pagliani (1775-1787) and counter assay master’s mark of Carlo Micha (1759-1787). 2nd Tureen with assay master’s mark of Giovanni Battista Carrone (1753-1778) with counter assay master’s mark of Bartolomeo Bernardi (1778-1816).
All the individual items bear incised weight indications and numbers.
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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