Caption

Sauce boat; maker: Henry Matthews fl. 1893–ca. 1930, goldsmith; hemispherical silver sauce boat with an elongated wide spout and irregularly cut rim; supported by three palmette feet; volute handle profiled and decorated with an acanthus leaf; ornament: acanthus, volutes, palmettes; dated 1903–1904; place: Birmingham, England, Great Britain; vessel; height 11.5 cm, width 16 cm, depth 9.7 cm, weight 248 g., A silver-colored metal gravy boat with a high curved spout and an ornate scrolled handle, shown against a pale neutral background that transitions from off-white to light gray. The body of the vessel has a polished but slightly worn surface with visible reflections and subtle surface marks. The rim is irregular and slightly ruffled, and the interior shows a reflective silver finish. It stands on a few decorative feet resembling stylized shells or scrolls, and there is a hint of darker tarnish in recessed areas and along some edges. The colors visible are silver, off-white, and light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_497

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Keywords

Sauce boat maker Henry Matthews fl 1893–ca 1930 goldsmith hemispherical silver sauce boat elongated wide spout irregularly cut rim supported three palmette feet volute handle profiled decorated acanthus leaf ornament acanthus volutes palmettes dated 1903–1904 place Birmingham England Great Britain vessel height 11.5 cm width 16 cm depth 9.7 cm weight 248 g silver-colored metal gravy boat high curved spout ornate scrolled handle shown pale neutral background transitions off-white light gray body polished slightly worn surface visible reflections subtle surface marks rim irregular slightly ruffled interior reflective silver finish stands decorative feet resembling stylized shells scrolls hint darker tarnish recessed areas edges colors visible silver light gray.