Irish Sterling Silver Sauceboats - Antique George III

Description

These fine antique Georgian Irish sterling silver sauceboats have a plain oval rounded form.

The body of each piece is embellished with impressive concave fluted decoration emanating from a central point of the underside, accented with graduating circular motifs to the terminals to the sides.

The rims of these impressive sauce boats are encompassed with a band of concave circular motifs.

The sauceboats are fitted with opposing scroll handles featuring chased stylised leaf design to the upper portion, incorporating a scrolling leaf decorated thumbpiece.

Each example of antique Georgian silverware is supported by three impressive applied hoof feet with stylised shell decorated sockets, accented with a sunburst design in junction with the body.

Pairs of Irish silver sauceboats in such exceptional condition are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.

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