Royal gravy: Governor Patrick Gordon's silver sauceboats.

The Magazine Antiques | January 1, 1997| | Copyright

In the decorative arts, many factors must come together to define that happy occurrence called a masterpiece. Certainly an object's aesthetics are paramount, but rarity, craftsmanship, condition, provenance, and historical context all come into play. Curators, collectors, and scholars all apply their personal emphasis in assessing a piece, shuffling and comparing factors to gauge its importance. Rarely do all these considerations coincide equally to place an object on the masterpiece pedestal.

They do so brilliantly in the pair of American baroque sauceboats illustrated ...

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