Sauceboat
Paul de Lamerie
(Dutch (active in England) 1688–1751)
1729–30
Medium/TechniqueSilver (Britannia standard)
DimensionsOverall: 10.2 x 19.5 x 9.5 cm (4 x 7 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Weight: 24 oz 12 dwt (765g)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession number2001.48.1
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsArms of Rudge impaling Reynardson, as borne by the Rev. Benjamin Rudge (b. 1684).ProvenanceMade for the Reverend Benjamin Rudge (b. 1864). About 1929, with Crichton Bros. Ltd, London. December 12, 1930, sold by an anonymous owner at Christie's, London, lot 57. About 1980, S. J. Phillips Ltd, London; By 1996, most probably sold by S. J. Phillips to Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
