A Highly Important pair of Soup Tureens, Covers, Stands and Liners by Martin Biennais

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A Highly Important pair of Soup Tureens, Covers, Stands and Liners
A Highly Important pair of Soup Tureens, Covers, Stands and Liners ( France 1798 to 1809 )
MARTIN GUILLAUME BIENNAIS (c.1790-c.1810)

Medium

Silver-Gilt

Dimensions

40.00cm wide 39.50cm high (15.75 inches wide  15.55 inches high)

Description / Expertise

The coat of arms is that of Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis (1746-1819). Sangronis, a Spanish official and soldier, worked during the American Revolutionary War in Havana, Cuba, and helped lay the foundations for the defeat of the British forces in Florida and Yorktown.