The most famous works are the axes, diadems and the so-called Trojan sauce boat, whose function still isn't certain but which, in any case, is an amazing piece of gold extravagance adorned on either side with thick ring-shaped handles.
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Working with the hand-colored copper engravings on folio sheets on easels before them, a respected botanical illustrator, Johann Christoph Bayer ( and probably several assistants ), rendered the drawings onto cups, saucers, dinner plates, serving platters, soup tureens, sauce boats and teapots.
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In contemporary service, offer the hollandaise in a sauce boat at home for each and every one to enjoy as large or as small a serving as desired, and in restaurant service, offer the sauce in a 2-ounce ramekin for your guests to decide on their own allowance.
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In 1758 Germain made a pair of sauce boats on stands for the Portuguese king . ( This smith's father made the $ 10 million tureen recently auctioned as well as its mate, given by Elizabeth Firestone to the Detroit Institute of Arts in the 1950s . ) There is much to admire in these sauce boats.
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In 1758 Germain made a pair of sauce boats on stands for the Portuguese king . ( This smith's father made the $ 10 million tureen recently auctioned as well as its mate, given by Elizabeth Firestone to the Detroit Institute of Arts in the 1950s . ) There is much to admire in these sauce boats.
