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Son of Peter Archambo of the parish of St. Martin's in the Field in the County of Middlesex, staymaker, apprenticed to Jacob Margas Citizen and Butcher 6th April 1710. Free, 7th December 1720.

First mark (New Standard) as largeworker, entered 9th March 1721, "free of Butchers Company". Address: the Golden Cup in Green Street. Second mark (sterling), 2nd November 1722, presumably at the same address, with note below; removed to Hemings Row, but no date given.

Third mark, 27th June 1739. Address: Golden Cup, Coventry Street, Piccadilly. According to Evans (Huguenot Goldsmiths', <em>Hug, Soc, Proc.,14) </em>the family of Archambaud came from Oleron and Re and first appeared in England in the Bounty List of 1687, but there is also a Pierre Archambaut recorded in the Temoignages of the Threadneedle Street French Church, under the date 25th July 1680, as from Saumur, and this is perhaps the father of the goldsmith. He appears as "tailleur d'habits" in the baptismal register of his daughter Anne, at Hungerford Market Church, 16th June 1605, where his wife is named Esther, and as "tailleur", 10th December 1699, at the baptism of his son Jean. The goldsmith's baptism does not appear to have taken place in the same church. He was probably married in 1722-3 to Elizabeth Trube, to whom his son Peter II was born on 15th October 1724.

In his will, dated 20th May 1759, he described as of the parish of Twickenham, Middlesex, gentleman, implying retirement before this date, probably in 1750, when Peter II entered his mark at the Coventry Street address. The will was proved 7th August 1767 by Peter II, who is named with John Archambo, brother of  Peter I and Peter Meure his nephew as executors and trustees.

He leaves £400 each to his three daughters, Ann, Elizabeth and Esther, the same sum to his sister Margaret Archambo and after her death back to the three daughters, and the same sum to his granddaughter Elizabeth Greenhow, daughter of another daughter Margaret, deceased.

A codicil is added, 12th January 1776, and the will proved 7th August by Peter II, with power reserved for John  Archambo and Peter Meure (P.C.C. Public Records Office, folio 294, legard. Information Mervyn Medlycott Esq).

Although not in the same flight as Lamerie or Crespin, Archambo's work is of considerable importance in this period. He seems to have had a wide range of output of all the standard types of production. His  most important patron was almost certainly George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington, for whom Archambo worked extensively, as witnessed by the contents of the Foley Gray sale of 1921 at Christie's which included the remarkable wine-urn with transposed marks of 1728 (Goldsmiths' Company), a wine-cistern of 1729 and six unusual sconces of 1730, as well as much dinner plate, salvers, sauce-boats and baskets.

Peter Archambo

Antique Silver George II Hip Flask, made circa 1740

An extremely fine and rare antique sterling silver early George II hip flask, which has a rectangular, rounded form.


An extremely fine and rare antique sterling silver early George II hip flask, which has a rectangular, rounded form.It has an original gilt detachable cup

Date	1740
Made By	Peter Archambo
Location	London
Stock Number	SA173x40

Antique Silver George II Hip Flask, made circa 1740

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