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Stand
Marked by: Peter Harache I (first mark entered 1698, free in 1682)
English (London)
1689–90
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 17.6 cm (3 x 6 15/16 in.)
Weight: 56 oz 10 dwt (1757 g)
Weight: 56 oz 10 dwt (1757 g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.38
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionCircular tray on an octagonal base with a central stem. Center of top is engraved with a coat of arms within laurel, fruit and scrolls and surmounted by a ducal coronet.
Marks
Struck under base with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1689-90) and with maker's mark of Pierre Harache I or II.
InscriptionsEngraved with the arms of Charles, 6th Duke of Somerset
ProvenanceMade for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (166201748). December 16, 1904, sold by a "Lady", at Christie's, London, lot 79. Mallet & Co. Ltd, London. Lord Astor of Hever. H. R. Jessop Ltd. By 1991, Hilmar Reksten, Bergen, Norway; May 22, 1991, sold by Hilmaar Reksten at Christie's, London, lot 144, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)