ArtistPossibly
Peter Desvignes(English, active by 1771)English, active by 1771
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Pair of Sauceboats
- one of a pair of sauceboats
Date1772
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSilver
DimensionsEach: 7 1/4 × 9 × 4 5/8 in. (18.4 × 22.9 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.1366.1,.2
Not on view
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Department
RienziObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is an engraved crest on one side of the rim depicting an arm, holding a crucifix and three arrows.
Stamped underside: Gothic "R" in a square with nipped corners and cleft / Leopard with crown, looking forward / Lion passant facing left, looking at viewer / "P.D" in rectangle, left side of rectangle rounded, right side has nipped corners. [See Grimwade note on p. 2]
There is a possibly related mark in Grimwade, #2153, pp. 156-157
There is a possibly related mark in Grimwade, #2153, pp. 156-157
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Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c. 1754
Soft-paste porcelain with glaze and transfer decoration
83.247