The earliest example
in English Silver seems to be about 1725. Tureens are normally
oval, either on a rim foot or legs, with masks or handles
at either end; and, with covers with some type of rind or
knob handle. The form, in many ways, stayed much the same
though changes appear in the decoration and embellishment
(cast floral borders on the lids, elaborate handles and various
forms of ornate feet). However, with the coming of the Federal
Period there is the appearance of the boat shaped tureen on
an oval foot with a reeded border and a ring handle on the
lid. These were then replaced by an Empire Style which in
some ways was reminiscent of the earlier tureens.
Basically,
these smaller tureens followed the style changes of Soup Tureens
but were often made originally as part of a Toilet Service
or Travelling Canteen. The form was used at the same period
as the Sauce Boat.
The Sauce
Boat was first seen in the reign of George I. Originally,
these boats were double lipped but the form was replaced in
the 1730's by a single lipped boat with a scroll handle, and
the oval foot of the earliest boats was replaced with three
cast feet. However, by the Neo-Classical era the oval foot
is again seen both in England and in the United States. The
handles on Sauce Boats varied from a scroll handle to a flying
scroll (not attached at the top) to elaborately cast heads
of animals or serpents on the handles. At times boats are
on a fitted tray or under plate as was the fashion in France.
Sauce Pans were not used exclusively for heating brandy. Some
are circular and of baluster form with a wooden handle at
a right angle to the spout. Some pans have covers and on occasion
are found with burners. After 1780 Sauce Pans appear with
straight sides or with a slightly everted lip with or without
a cover. However, Sauce Pans can also be shallow, with the
appearance of a skillet; they can appear on three cast feet
with or without a cover; and, they can have detachable wooden
handles and can be found in almost any size.
One thing
to remember is that Sauce Pans, while very common in European
Silver, are rare in American Silver.
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Soup Tureen by FREDERICK MARQUAND
Savannah, GA, c.1824
15 ¾" long over the handles; 125 ozs.
Oval soup tureen on four cast, applied hairy paw feet on silver balls; the legs joined to the body with cast, acanthus leaves; the body with cast, applied naturalistic handles and a cast foliate border. The domed lid with a cast floral handle. Marked "F.MARQUAND" with three pseudo-hallmarks on the base. The Coat-of-Arms is for "Samuel Jones, Esq." of New York and the motto translates "TRUST IN GOD". Later inscription on the base in script "Samuel Jones Wagstaff May Fifth, 1908"
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Sauce Pan by
THOMAS FLETCHER
Boston & Philadelphia, c.1810
3” high; 11” long over the handle
10 ozs. 6 dwts. all in
Baluster
shaped Sauce Pan with a spout at a right angle to
the turned wood handle. Contemporary script initials
“MG” on the front. Marked “T.FLETCHER”
once on he base.
price
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