Sauceboat
Paul Crespin
(1694–1770)
1735–36
Medium/TechniqueSilver (sterling standard)
DimensionsOverall: 11.6 x 24 x 11.5 cm (4 9/16 x 9 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Weight: 91 oz 10 dwt (2848g)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession number2001.55.1
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsEngraved under the lip, ca. 1870, with the arms of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (b. 1847 - d. 1929).ProvenanceMade for Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929); February 28, 1991, sold by the 5th Earl of Rosebery's Trust Settlement at Sotheby's, London, lot 206, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
