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Spice Box
Marked by: Charles Kandler (active 1725–1735)
English
1735
Medium/Technique
Silver, gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 12.6 x 9.9 cm (2 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Weight: 18 oz 12 dwt (581g)
Weight: 18 oz 12 dwt (581g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.57a-b
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver-gilt
Silver
Silver
DescriptionShaped oval box with straight sides standing on four scroll feet ending in rococo shells. The sides are flat-chased with scrolls and panels of diaperwork. The top has two hinged covers opening to two chambers, one of which is divided into two. The center has a circular compartment with removable cover with a ball finial. Each cover engraved with the arms of England and France, and one side engraved with initials GB under a ducal coronet.
Marks
The base struck with maker's mark of Charles Kandler
ProvenanceMarch 31, 1966, sold by an anonymous owner at Sotheby's, London, lot 110. April 6, 1989, sold by an anonymous owner at Sotheby's, New York, lot 234, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)