Second post to the forum and so I hope I am posting to the correct forum. I have a piece that used to be silver plate at some point. Its a huge piece measuring about 20 inches tall by at least 12 inches wide. I'm told it was a soup terrine but I really haven't got a clue there. A little on the piece;
Starting at the top you have a seated figure playing some kind of instrument. and that is bolted onto the lid. The lid is fairly ornate and shows mostly copper now but it for sure looks like it was silver plate. When you take the lid off, there is a liner or some sort and I've removed that.
Starting at the main bowl, there is a rim of about 2 inches and then what looks to be a brass ring around the entire pot. Below that again in copper there is the chased design. On the inside of the bowl are all of the divots where it was made. Some are still sharp to the touch and almost resemble holes but not quite all the way through. As we go down to the base it thickens up again and has more detail and the handles.
Below that which looks to be a third piece is a coppery brass looking base with a hole in the bottom. The feet look like they are welded/applied to the base. I'll post pictures below and will be happy to add any if you feel you would like them.
I can't find a stamp anywhere so I guess its down to the questions I have now. So I'll try to list them in order.
1. So my first question is what is it? Can anyone confirm that it's a soup terrine of sorts?
2. Is there any way I could date this and or get an idea of what part of the world it may have come from and if its possible to find a manufacturer.
3. The brass band around it, in your opinions was that actually left brass and the rest plated with silver or do you think it was just used to strengthen construction of the item?
4. Is this worthy of or should I even consider restoration based off what you can see?
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So there you have it. As always, I am very much appreciative of any advice I get and thanks for taking the time to read this long post and look at the picture.
Cheers,
Scott.
