Sauceboat

Date1724-1725

Marked by Louis Cuny (active 1703-1733)

MediumSilver (sterling)

DimensionsOL: 9 1/4"; OW: 6 5/8"; OH: 4 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1982-121,2

DescriptionDouble-lipped sauceboat of octagonal outline with bold wavy border with a molded wire conforming to the outline, resting on an octagonal collet foot. Body engraved with a contempory crest; each applied with a pair of double-scroll handles springing from a trefoil
Label TextSauceboats first appear in English silver in the 1720s. This example, one of a pair, is of the earliest form and features two handles and two pouring lips.
InscribedContempory crest of Sir Peter Suffolk engraved on body at base of both handles
MarkingsStruck in relief on base with 1) sponsor's mark "L•C" beneath a crown with pendant leaf in a conforming reserve; 2) a lion passant in an oval; 3) a leopard's head crowned; and 4) the date letter "I" for 1724/25
ProvenanceEx Coll: Sir Peter Suffolk,
Ex Coll: Sir Charles Buckworth-Herne-Soame, Sheen, Surrey, England
Vendor: Brand Inglis, London