A French Silver Sauce Boat, 19th century. Marks: (Minerva). 3-5/8 x 9-3/8 x 6-1/2 inches (9.2 x 23.8 x 16.5 cm)

Description

A French Silver Sauce Boat, 19th century
Marks: (Minerva)
3-5/8 x 9-3/8 x 6-1/2 inches (9.2 x 23.8 x 16.5 cm)
721 grams (23.18 troy ounces)

The sauce boat's underplate showcases a shield bearing a chevron between three mullets, with a crescent in base, all surmounted by a coronet of comital rank; the escutcheon is supported by a rampant lion to dexter and a reclining stag to sinister, both set upon a grassy compartment.



Estimate: $800 - $1,200.

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