A George III Silver French Style Circular Soup Tureen, Cover, Liner and Stand, Robert Sharp, London, 1801

on four lion paw feet, rosette and gadroon and lappet borders, rams' head handels, entwined serpent finial, the tureen engraved on both sides with later English arms, the stand, cover and liner with matching crests and liners, stand also later engraved with a racing inscription "The Dwyer June 14 -1947 Won by Phalanx"

The arms are those of Cheape of Rossie, Scotland.

as noted re engraving, otherwise good condition, possibly engraving removed below crest on cover
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This tureen derives from the designs of Jean-Guillaume Moitte, as executed by the Parisian goldsmith Henry Auguste.  William Beckford, the Duke of York, and the Neopolitan ambassador all brought Auguste silver to London, and there is evidence the Duke of York's service was extended by English goldsmiths, who could then repeat these French models for other clients.