Antique French Faience Soup Tureen with Sterling Silver Collar, White Pottery tomb complete but for a lid

complete but for a lid for the sugar bowl

It has a silk or satin fabric lining

Las Vegas Hermes ($2975 plus tax: $3205

where it closed into the upper hinged top portion

the date mark should be inside of a geometric shape

Antique French Faience Soup Tureen with Sterling Silver Collar, White Pottery tomb complete but for a lidHere's a wonderful 19th century faience (earthenware) soup tureen, Soupier, with a fine French sterling silver collar (Minerve marks) and a green underglaze maker mark noting "J. Vieillard & Cie, Bordeaux", as maker. I've been using this one, it's so wonderful, but ready to let it go now. With everyone loving white pottery and porcelain for dinnerware these days, I'm sure it will find a home quickly. Large size, you'll have fun serving informal to