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Spice Box
Marked by: Paul de Lamerie (Dutch (active in England) 1688–1751)
English (London)
1721–22
Medium/Technique
Silver (Britannia standard), interior gilt, exterior traces of gilding
Dimensions
Overall: 5.6 x 12.2 x 8.2 cm (2 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Weight: 14 oz 10 dwt (451g)
Weight: 14 oz 10 dwt (451g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.44
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionRectangular box with sloping sides and canted corners. Rests on four scroll feet with stylized shells ending in flat pads. The cover consists of two hinged covers engraved with a border of bireds, shells, and putti. Crests are in the center of each panel, and each interior compartment is divided in two.
Marks
Struck under base with hallmarks (lion's head erased, Britannia, date letter for 1721-2) and with maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie.
InscriptionsThe crest of that of Howard, probably as borne by Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk (1683-1732).
ProvenancePossibly made for Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk (1683-1732); after his death by descent to Edward, 10th Duke of Norfolk (1720-1786). By 1959, Earl of Ducie; October 7, 1959, sold by the Earl of Ducie, at Christie's, London, lot 131. S. J. Shrubsole, Ltd, London. April 6, 1989, sold from a "private collection" at Sotheby's, New York, lot 218, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)