Caption

Gravy boat, Charles Stuart Harris fl. 1852–1897, maker; Harris, C.S. & Sons London; goldsmith's firm, fl. 1817–1933, firm. Oval gravy boat supported on three volute legs with an S-shaped handle; wide rim on the axis. Bottom decorated with alternating convex and concave clasps. Side engraved with the Leszczyc Radolinski family coat of arms; bottom inscribed II RAD MAJ I 748, 1892/1893. England, London. Vessel; height 10 cm, width 22.5 cm, weight 167.5 g., A metallic, reflective bowl-like object with a lid and a central handle sits on a smooth surface; it rests on a group of ornate curved legs and shows embossed, scallop-like decorative ridges around its lower half, with a rounded top formed into a peaked lid. The visible colors are silver tones on the object and a pale off-white to light gray background with soft gradients, and faint reflections of those colors on the surface beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_001

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Keywords

Gravy boat Charles Stuart Harris fl 1852–1897 maker Harris C.S & Sons London goldsmith's firm fl 1817–1933 firm Oval gravy boat supported three volute legs S-shaped handle wide rim axis Bottom decorated alternating convex concave clasps Side engraved Leszczyc Radolinski family coat arms bottom inscribed II RAD MAJ I 748 1892 1893 England London Vessel height 10 cm width 22.5 cm weight 167.5 g metallic reflective bowl- object lid central handle sits smooth surface rests group ornate curved legs embossed scallop- decorative ridges lower half rounded top formed peaked lid visible colors silver tones pale off-white light gray background soft gradients faint reflections colors surface beneath.