A massive George III embossed sterling silver soup tureen, London 1818, with maker's mark for John & Henry Lias, of compressed rectangular form with a conforming lid and cast ring handle, profusely embossed and chased throughout with flora upon a textured ground, with lion's head mounts and paw feet and bearing a contemporary coat of arms and inscription; hallmarked underside and short end of lid, silver weight 4076gr, height 27 cm, length 37 cm, width 26 cm