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When viewed by candlelight, its dignified proportions and the balance of plain and decorated surfaces were enhanced. The decoration shows the influence of Huguenot silversmith Pierre Platel, who arrived in England in 1688, or the work of his one-time apprentice, Paul de Lamerie, who became the most successful Huguenot smith in London.\r\n\r\nWhen the Catholic King Louis XIV revoked the religiously tolerant Edict of Nantes in 1685, Huguenots (French Protestants) were forced to leave the country. Many were craftsmen who settled in London.  Their technical skills and fashionable French style ensured the luxury silver, furniture, watches and jewellery they made were highly sought after.  Huguenot specialists transformed English silver by introducing higher standards of craftsmanship. 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