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Pierre Harache I

Also known as: Pierre Harache I; primary name: Harache I, Pierre
Details: individual; goldsmith/metalworker; English; French; Male
Life dates: 1639-1712
Address: Suffolk Street by Charing Cross, London
Biography: French Huguenot silversmith. Born in Rouen, Harache arrived in England in October 1681, was endenizend in June 1682 and became the first Huguenot silversmith to be admitted to the Goldsmiths' Company in July 1682.
Bibliography: D. McKinley, 'The First Huguenot Silversmiths of London. The story of the family of the first Huguenot to become free of the Goldsmiths' Company', privately printed 2011 J. Cousins, 'Pierre Harache I and II. A challenge to current attributions', in Silver Studies. the Journal of the Silver Society, No. 19, 2005, pp. 71-77. Arthur G. Grimwade, 'London Goldsmiths 1697-1837 Their Marks and Their Lives', London 1990 (3rd revised and enlarged edition). Christopher Hartop, 'The Huguenot Legacy, English Silver 1680-1760', London 1996. 'Beyond the Border', ed. Tessa Murdoch, Eastbourne 2008.