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Salt Cellar
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Salt Cellar

Benjamin Pyne (free 1676–died in 1732)
1719–20
Medium/TechniqueSilver (Britannia standard)
DimensionsOverall: 5 x 11 x 9.5 cm (1 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Weight: 67 oz 14 dwt (2108g)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession number2001.43.1
On View
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ClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceOctober 22, 1970, sold by an anonymous owner at Sotheby's, London, lot 206. April 29, 1987, sold by an "Iowa Collector" at Christie's, New York, lot 527. S. J. Phillips Ltd, London; By 1996, most probably sold by S. J. Phillips to Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
Salver
Andrew Moore
1703
David Willaume I
1702–03
Charger
John Bache
1713–14
Cup and Cover
Francis Nelme
1720–21
Salt Cellar
Thomas Prichard
1701–02
Cruet Stand
Charles Adam
1718–19