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Sauceboat
Marked by: Paul de Lamerie (Dutch (active in England) 1688–1751)
English (London)
1735–36
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 21 x 12.1 cm (5 x 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Weight: 41 oz 10 dwt (1291 g)
Weight: 41 oz 10 dwt (1291 g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.53.1
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair (with 2001.53.2) of shell-shaped sauceboats with spiraling decoration on the sides. Rests on four ribbed scroll feet ending in quatrefoils. The handle in the form of a dolphin whose tail is entwined in a scroll that forms the lower part of the handle. The sides engraved with a circular coat of arms within a rococo cartouche.
Marks
Struck under bases with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1735-6) and with maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie.
InscriptionsSides engraved with the arms of Congreve impaling those of Stawell, as borne by Ralph Congreve (d. 1775).
ProvenanceRalph Congreve (d. 1997) (original commission) [see note 1]. 1990, E. & C. T. Koopman Ltd., London; 1990, probably sold by Koopman to Alan and Simone Hartman, New York; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 21, 2001)
NOTES:
[1] Ralph Congreve married Charlotte, daughter of William, 3rd Lord Stawell; thus the Congreve arms impale the Stawell arms on these pieces.
NOTES:
[1] Ralph Congreve married Charlotte, daughter of William, 3rd Lord Stawell; thus the Congreve arms impale the Stawell arms on these pieces.