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Teaspoon

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

English gold plate other than snuffboxes and freedom boxes is very rare. This spoon is part of a set of six, complete with a pair of sugar nippers. The set is one of a small number of gold teaspoon sets known to survive.

Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Raised and chased gold
Brief description
Gold, London, ca.1750 (no hallmarks), mark of Frances Harache ?
Physical description
Shell-shaped bowl, chased on the outside and plain on the inside, with leaf moulding chased on the lower front junction, the upper end of the stem is chased on both sides with foliage, scrolls and shell motifs.
Dimensions
  • Length: 10.7cm
  • Width: 2.1cm
  • Depth: 1cm
  • Weight: 200g
Updated with measurements taken 18/08/08 total weight of 43.1-.7
Marks and inscriptions
  • No hallmarks

  • Mark of Francis Harache

    Note
    Probably

Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Previous owners: Sir John Noble, Bart, Ardkinglass. Sale, Sotheby's, lot 48, February 6, 1986.
Production
Maker's mark FH, a crown above (unrecorded by Grimwade), probably Francis Harache
Summary
English gold plate other than snuffboxes and freedom boxes is very rare. This spoon is part of a set of six, complete with a pair of sugar nippers. The set is one of a small number of gold teaspoon sets known to survive.

Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Schroder, T, The Gilbert Collection of Gold and Silver Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988, cat. 77, pp.295-7
Other numbers
  • SG 207A-G - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1996.951 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.43:5-2008

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Record createdJune 19, 2008
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