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Salver
Marked by: Nicholas Sprimont (born in Liege, France, active in London) (1716–1771)
English (London)
1744–45
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Weight: 5,698.4 gm (183 oz 4 dwt)
Weight: 5,698.4 gm (183 oz 4 dwt)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1975.733
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe circular salver rests on four scrolled feet surmounded by the heads of a Chinese, an African, a Turk and a Hungarian. Between the heads, the rim is modeled with foliage: tea, sugar, cane, coffee and peppers. The heavy rim is cast in sections, and each head is inset. The center of the salver, formed from sheet, is soldered onto the cast border and has been distorted and discolored through repair. The center of the salver is engraved with a flowing symmetrical medallion incorporating leaves of the plants on the broder and enclosing a coat of arms.
Marks
On underside, date letter i; leopard's head crowned; lion passant; maker's mark NS (Grimwade 2102).
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on salver in a large radiating floral cartouche, the arms and crest of Norreys.
INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on underside, 190=12
INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on underside, 190=12
ProvenanceSold Christie's, London, June 26, 1956, lot 28; Lent by Mrs. S.J. Katz, the Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection, 1970, Gift of Mrs. Sigmund J. Katz to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 14, 1975)