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Sterling Holloware: Gravy Boats

Sterling Silver Gravy Boats

Sterling silver gravy boats are also known as sauceboats or saucieres. They get their names because they hold a sauce and have a boat-shaped vessel. The first saucieres were double-lipped and double-handed up until the early 18th century. They have evolved into the convenient form we find them in today with a wide pouring lip and a single handle. Gravy boats are ornately decorated with the handle as a central feature and elaborate rims and feet. You’ll typically find sterling silver gravy boats supported by a single central foot, but the three feet sauceboats increased in popularity in the mid-1700s. Browse around on our website to view our fantastic handpicked collection of sterling silver gravy boats.

Sterling Holloware: Gravy Boats (7)


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Buccellati Stylish & Jokey Figural Cabbage Head Sauce Bowl & Ladle
BX534

Stylish and jokey sterling silver cabbage head sauce bowl and ladle. Made by Buccellati in Italy. Domed cover set in bowl, both comprising overlapping leaves with realistic veins and irregularities. Ladle has branch handle and leaf bowl. Clear glass liner. Ladle marked “Buccellati Italy Sterling”. Bowl has post-1967 mark (26 MI) with “Buccellati / Italy / Sterling” and “925 [in oval]”. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: Bowl: H 3 1/2 x D 5 1/2 in. Ladle: H 4 1/2 in. Total weight: 12... Click for details

Sale Price: $3,850.00
Listed Price $5,500.00
New York Classical Coin Silver Pap Boat by Gale, Woods & Hughes
BY092

Classical coin silver pap boat. Ovoid bowl with elongated lip spout and capped s-scroll handle. Marked Gale, Woods & Hughes, a New York maker active in the 1830s and 40s. Good condition with visible repair near handle.

Overall dimensions: H 1 7/8 x L 6 1/4 x W 2 3/4 in. Weight: 2.5 troy ounces. #BY092

Sale Price: $210.00
Listed Price $300.00
Pair of Irish Georgian Neoclassical Sterling Silver Gravy Boats 1794
BW160

Pair of George III sterling silver gravy boats. Made by William Bond in Dublin in 1794. Each: Ovoid with helmet mouth and gadrooned rim. Leaf-capped double-scroll handle mounted to scrolled end. Three scallop-shell mounted leaf supports. Engraved armorial. Gorgeous Georgian Neoclassicism from across the Irish Sea. Fully marked. Very good condition with nice patina.

Overall dimensions: H 6 3/4 x W 8 3/4 x D 4 3/4 in. Total weight: 39.7 troy ounces. #BW160

Sale Price: $5,950.00
Listed Price $8,500.00
International Royal Danish Sterling Silver Gravy Boat on Stand
BW897

Royal Danish sterling silver gravy boat on stand. Made by International in Meriden, Conn. Boat bellied with helmet mouth, banded scroll handle, and oval reeded foot. Stand ovalish with pierced acorn motif at ends. Desirable pieces in the classic pattern. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, and no. G39. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Boat: H 4 x L 7 x W 3 5/8 in. Stand: H 1 1/4 x L 9 x W 5 1/4 in. Total weight: 17 troy ounces. #BW897

Sale Price: $875.00
Listed Price $1,250.00
Antique European Silver Sauce Boat in 18th-Century Style
BM739

European silver sauce boat, ca 1900. Ovoid with fluted v-spout and scrolled monopodia side handles with lion heads. Molded curvilinear rim. Stepped oval foot. A nice revival piece in the 18th-century style. Mark and pseudo-marks. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 3 5/8 x W 6 1/8 x D 5 1/4 in. Weight: 9.5 troy ounces. #BM739

Sale Price: $665.00
Listed Price $950.00
Early Tiffany Greek Revival Sterling Silver Sauce Bowl on Stand
BQ748

Early gilt-washed sterling silver sauce bowl on stand with butler finish. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round and tapering bowl with gilt interior and raised foot. Side handles in form of post inserted with short perpendicular column and mounted with stylized leaves. Classical rim. Engraved presentation: “W.B.K. Jr from W.B.K. Sr / Newark N.J. / April 29, 1871.” Stand round with well and same rim. A fine Greek Revival piece that incorporates Aesthetic influence. Union Square hallmarks... Click for details

Sale Price: $1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Antique Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Gravy Boat on Stand
BP812

Sterling silver gravy boat on stand. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass., ca 1910. Chamfered corners and reeded rim. Boat has helmet mouth, domed foot, and capped scrolled bracket handle. Scrolled and lined frames with stylized flowers and leaves. Hallmark includes no. 626. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Boat: H 4 3/4 x W 8 x D 3 1/4 in. Stand: H 5/8 x 8 1/4 x D 5 1/2 in. Total weight: 15.8 troy ounces. #BP812

Sale Price: $906.50
Listed Price $1,295.00
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