THOMAS HAMMERSLEY STERLING SILVER SAUCE BOAT New York,...

THOMAS HAMMERSLEY STERLING SILVER SAUCE BOAT New York, Circa 1760
Wide ovoid form with shaped rim, leaf-tip double-scroll handle and three scroll legs ending in hoof feet. Underside engraved "T" above "D J", cursive "MP" and "1815". Marked on underside "TH" with a pellet between and in a rectangle. Length 7.5".
Approx. 11.4 troy oz.
Provenance:
Sotheby's Important American Silver Auction, New York, January 21, 2005, Lot #389. Sotheby's notes the sauce boat was exhibited at the Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University from 1973-2004. S.J. Shrubsole, New York, lists the sauce boat as sold on their website.

Wide ovoid form with shaped rim, leaf-tip double-scroll handle and three scroll legs ending in hoof feet. Underside engraved "T" above "D J", cursive "MP" and "1815". Marked on underside "TH" with a pellet between and in a rectangle. Length 7.5".
Approx. 11.4 troy oz.
Provenance:
Sotheby's Important American Silver Auction, New York, January 21, 2005, Lot #389. Sotheby's notes the sauce boat was exhibited at the Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University from 1973-2004. S.J. Shrubsole, New York, lists the sauce boat as sold on their website.

Condition: Rim with metal fatigue. Handle repaired.

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