ECS-S.166-2015
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.166-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
Dragon Handled Sauceboat
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Dragon handled sauceboat, heavily decorated with rococo grotesque masks, swirling foliate leaves and shells; silver gilt interior
Comments
This dragon handled sauceboat is a 20th-century reproduction of a design by Charles Frederick Kandler (active 1727–73) of c.1740, held in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
The sauceboat itself is heavily decorated with Rococo grotesque masks and foliage.
This object is a late 20th-century reproduction of the dragon handled sauceboat, dating from c.1740, designed by Charles Kandler, which is held in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
The sauceboat itself is heavily decorated with Rococo grotesque masks and foliage.
This object is a late 20th-century reproduction of the dragon handled sauceboat, dating from c.1740, designed by Charles Kandler, which is held in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Other number
166
Description
Dimensions
width (actual size): 185mm
height (actual size): 140mm
weight: 625g
height (actual size): 140mm
weight: 625g
Dimension note
Inscription description
Leopards head
Lion passant
Date mark: 1978
Maker's mark: Payne and sons
Lion passant
Date mark: 1978
Maker's mark: Payne and sons
Material
silver
Physical description
Heavily decorated with rococo grotesque masks, swirling foliate leaves and shells. Silver gilt interior.
Production
Person
Kandler, Charles Frederick, ? - -1776 (Source artist)
Organisation
Payne & Sons (Silversmith)
Date
1978
