Sauceboat and Stand
François-Thomas Germain
(French, 1726–1791)
1756–59
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 13.8 x 39 x 22.6 cm, 2687.7 gm (5 7/16 x 15 3/8 x 8 7/8 in., 5.9 lb.)
Other (sauceboat): 9.9 x 23.5 x 11.9 cm (3 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 4 11/16 in.)
Other (stand): 6.1 x 22.6 x 39 cm (2 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.515.2
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
InscriptionsBowl engraved with a 5. Underside of rockwork base engraved: "FAIT PAR FT GERMAIN SCULP ORF DU ROY AUX GALLERIES DU LOUVRE A PARIS 1758." Inside of stand: "No 60.6m.7o.6o.
Plateau engraved on top: monogram "P1o" surmounted by a closed crown. Engraved on underside: "No-60m-13m"; "283"; "FAIT PAR FT GERMAIN SCULPr ORFre DU ROY AUX GALLERIES DU LOUVRE A PARIS 1759."Provenance1756-1759, made for José I de Bragança (b. 1714 - d. 1777), King of Portugal (original commission); by descent to his great-grandson, Pedro IV de Bragança (b. 1798 - d. 1834), King of Portugal and Emperor of Brazil; by descent to his daughter, Franziska Caroline de Bragança (b. 1824 - d. 1898), Infanta of Portugal and Brazil; by descent to her great-grandson, Henri d'Orléans (b. 1908 - d. 1999), Comte de Paris; possibly sold by the Comte de Paris to Ricardo Espirito Santo Silva (b. 1900 - d. 1955), Lisbon [see note 1]; 1957, sold by his widow, Mary Espirito Santo Silva, through E. Garin, Paris, to Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)
NOTES:
[1] The provenance given here is based on information in Isabel da Silveira Godinho, A Baixela de Sua Majestade Fidelissima (Lisbon, 2002), p. 204.
