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Koopman Rare Art
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MARTIN GUILLAUME BIENNAIS (c.1790-c.1810)
A Highly Important pair of Soup Tureens, Covers, Stands and Liners
( France
1798 to 1809
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Medium
Silver-Gilt
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Signed/Inscribed/Dated
Maker’s mark of Martin Guillaume Biennais, Paris 1798-1809
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Dimensions
40.00cm wide
39.50cm high
(15.75 inches wide 15.55 inches high)
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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.
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