What is a soup tureen?
Soup tureens are deep, usually round or oval-shaped dished used to serve soup. They usually come with a lid with a handle, and sometimes also a ladle for easy serving.
What is the purpose of a soup tureen?
Soup tureens are used when soup is being served to more than one person. A soup tureen is used as a decorative and presentable way to display the food on the table.
The best soup tureens
Renaissance gold soup tureen, £420, Wedgwood
Spode blue soup tureen, £288, Spode
Colbert Tureen, £365, Liberty
Toile de Jouy soup tureen, £950, Dior
Royal Albert old country roses soup tureens, £350, Wedgwood
Blue asiatic pheasants soup tureen & ladle, £235, Burleigh
Villeroy & Boch golden oasis soup tureen, £619, Harrods
Dragon tureen, £365, Liberty
Blue regal peacock soup tureen & ladle, £250, Burleigh
