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Cruet Stand


Oil and Vinegar Stand
Marked by: Paul Crespin (1694–1770)
English (London)
1723–24

Medium/Technique Silver (sterling standard), gilt, glass
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 14.6 x 12.2 cm (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Weight (without bottles): 17 oz (529g)
Credit Line Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.45.1-3
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver-gilt
Silver

DescriptionCruet frame holding two bottles within octagonal compartments and standing on four scroll and pad feet. The sides pierced and engraved with foliate scrolls flanked by ewers and enclosing female masks, baskets of fruit. Rigged side handle.
Marks Struck under base with hallmarks (lion's head erased, Britannia, date letter for 1723-4) and with maker's mark of Paul Crispin.
ProvenanceBy 1996, Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)