A pair of George II silver sauce boats by David Hennell I.
A pair of George II silver sauce boats, each of plain bellied form with shaped rim, leaf capped flying scroll handle and raised on three stepped hoof feet with shell mounts. Hallmarked David Hennell I, London 1758. Maximum height including handle measuring 5 inches (12.7 cm), weight 19.72 ozt (613.3 grams). Both sauce boats display some tarnishing and general surface wear, marks and scratches commensurate with age and use. A few minor dints and some heavier scratches and nicks visible to the interior of both. Various repairs including to the rim and around the joins of the handles to the main bodies. One sauce boat is very slightly taller and the other is slightly longer in length. Some of the hallmarks are quite heavily rubbed and worn but still just legible.
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A pair of George II silver sauce boats, each of plain bellied form with shaped rim, leaf capped flying scroll handle and raised on three stepped hoof feet with shell mounts. Hallmarked David Hennell I, London 1758. Maximum height including handle measuring 5 inches (12.7 cm), weight 19.72 ozt (613.3 grams). Both sauce boats display some tarnishing and general surface wear, marks and scratches commensurate with age and use. A few minor dints and some heavier scratches and nicks visible to the interior of both. Various repairs including to the rim and around the joins of the handles to the main bodies. One sauce boat is very slightly taller and the other is slightly longer in length. Some of the hallmarks are quite heavily rubbed and worn but still just legible.
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