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Spice Box and Nutmeg Grater
Marked by: Pierre Platel (1664–1719)
English (London)
about 1714
Medium/Technique
Silver, the interior gilt, steel
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 12.7 x 8.2 cm (2 1/2 x 5 x 3 1/4 in.) Weight: 12 oz 2dwt (379 g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.40a-b
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOval form, stands on four compressed ball feet. Top divided into two hinged covers, with cast rim and removable center oval nutmeg grater with ball finial. Covers open to a gilt compartment, one with central divider. Engraved with a coat of arms within a foliate scroll cartouche.
Marks
Struck with maker's mark of Pierre Platel
InscriptionsThe arms of those of Courtenay, probably as borne by Sir William Courtenay (1675-1735) of Powderham Castle, Devon.
ProvenanceProbably made for Sir William Courtenay (1675-1735). March 28, 1995, sold by an anonymous owner at Ader Tajan, Paris, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)