Pair of Sterling Silver Sauceboats, London 1742

Description

Heading : Pair of silver sauce boats. London 1742
Date : Hallmarked in London in 1742. Makers marks are rubbed. however possibly Samuel Laundy
Period : George II
Origin : London. England
Decoration :
Size :  Height 9.6cm. length 17.1cm. width 9.1cm
Condition : Age related wear
Restoration : None
Weight :  443 grams combined ( 14.25 Ozt)

A near pair of mid eighteenth century London made silver sauceboats. Both with hallmarks to base. The elegant C scroll handles with foliate thumb rest lead to a scallop edged body standing on three paw feet.  Both carry an engraved crest of the Walmsley family. a griffin’s head above the motto ‘En Dieu Est Mon Esperance’ (In God is my hope).