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Description A Swiss silver double compartment spice box
probably Johann Daniel Kramer, Schaffhausen
circa 1749
ribbed oval with centrally hinged covers,?engraved with a coat-of-arms and initials F.v.M also?Statt Halter,?and the date 1749 interrupted by three fishes,?four scroll supports, gilt interior, the underside of one cover later and inscribed 'A souvenir of Granzie & of S. Pepys Cockerell Jan.ry 1916
9cm. wide?
147gr, 4oz 14dwt
Condition Report Two little dents to the body, one of the covers does not shut totally, normal wear but generally in good condition.
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Provenance Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1844-1921) was a friend of James Stewart Hodgson, the art patron and collector?and his son-in-law George Ulick Browne,?6th Marquess?of?Sligo (1856–1935).
The Marquess?wrote 'Some Remarks on the Work of S. Pepys Cockerell' for The International Studio in 1903. It is possible that both men travelled and painted together, see?two bound albums, dated between 1895 and 1903,?which featured British and Italian views by?them, which were sold; these rooms, 30 June 2005, lot 263.
Cockerell designed the bas-reliefs for the ceiling of Stewart Hodgson's home, Lythe Hill in?Haslemere, Surrey. This drawing was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1888. Lythe Hill was designed by Cockerell's brother, Frederick. It was Samuel who was eventually chosen to design Hodgson's memorial at St Bartholomew's Church?at?Haslemere.
Notes The arms are those of the von Meyenburg (originally Meyer) family of Schaffhausen. Several von Meyenburgs were elected to the town's civic positions, including Franz von Meyenburg, 'FVM,' the original owner of this double spice box. He was born at Schaffhausen on 7 August 1690 and died there on 15 June 1760. As the engraving records, he was Statthalter in 1749 and was also sometime guild master of the town's fishing guild ('Zunftmeister der Fischerzunft').