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Coffee Pot

Marked by: Simon Pantin I (about 1680–1728)
English (London)
1715–16

Medium/Technique Silver (Britannia standard), fruitwood
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 21.6 x 11.5 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Gross weight: 31 oz (965g)
Credit Line Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.89
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionTapering octagonal body on stepped, molded base. Handles fit into octagonal sockets. S-curved spout. Hinged, domed cover with octagonal baluster finial. One side engraved with a coat of arms.
Marks Struck under base with hallmarks (lion's head erased, Britannia, date letter for 1715-6) and with maker's mark of Simon Pantin; the cover with lion's head erased and maker's mark of Simon Pantin.
InscriptionsThe arms appear to be those of a lady of the Rolle family of Stevenston, Devon, or of its collateral branch of Lewknor, Oxfordshire.
ProvenanceMay 23, 1990, sold by an anonymous owner at Christie's, London, lot 216, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)