A STERLING SILVER GILT BORGHESE SOUP TUREEN Maison Odiot, Paris, late 20th century The tureen of Classical form with a pair of handles mounted with winged putti figures and a butterfly finial to its cover, raised on a broad platform base with paw feet, finely chiselled and chased with Neo-Classical decoration throughout 22cm high, 2,354g OTHER NOTES: A fine recreation by Maison Odiot of one of the pieces made by that venerable firm in the early 19th century as part of an extensive silver gilt service for Pauline Borghese (nee Bonaparte), traditionally believed to have been commissioned by her brother Napoleon as a gift upon her wedding to Camillo Borghese in 1803, but now known to have been made in stages through the following decade or more. The butterfly finial to the cover of the tureen is a tribute to Pauline Borghese who was known as the butterfly .