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Salt Cellar
Marked by: Benjamin Pyne (free 1676–died in 1732)
English (London)
1719–20
Medium/Technique
Silver (Britannia standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 11 x 9.5 cm (1 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Weight: 67 oz 14 dwt (2108g)
Weight: 67 oz 14 dwt (2108g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.43.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a set of six (with 2001.43.1-4, .6). Rectangular form with canted corners, spreading sides with a band of gadrooning.
Marks
Struck under base with hallmarks (lion's head erased, Britannia, date letter for 1719-20) and with maker's mark of Benjamine Pyne.
ProvenanceOctober 22, 1970, sold by an anonymous owner at Sotheby's, London, lot 206. April 29, 1987, sold by an "Iowa Collector" at Christie's, New York, lot 527. S. J. Phillips Ltd, London; By 1996, most probably sold by S. J. Phillips to Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)