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 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
