Sauceboat, ca. 1815, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, 8 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (21.9 x 29.8 x 8.9 cm); 33 oz. 4 dwt. (1032.7 g), Silver, Anthony Rasch (ca. 1778–1858), These commanding sauceboats, fashioned in the French Empire taste, are marked by Rasch, a Bavarian-born Philadelphia silversmith. They are among the most sophisticated silver vessels produced in the United States in the early nineteenth century and are distinguished by their bold ornamental scheme, which includes magnificent cast serpent handles and ram’s-head spouts
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Sauceboat, ca, 1815, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silver, 8 5/8 x 11 3/4 3 1/2, 21.9 29.8 8.9 cm, 33 oz, 4 dwt, 1032.7 g, Anthony Rasch, ca., 1778–1858, commanding, sauceboats, fashioned, French Empire, taste, marked, Rasch, Bavarian-born Philadelphia, silversmith, sophisticated silver, vessels, produced, early nineteenth, century, distinguished, bold ornamental, scheme, includes magnificent, cast, serpent, handles, ram’-head spouts
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