Lot 279
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A very large English pewter charger, probably London circa 1700

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • diameters: the largest; 56cm., 1ft. 10in., two similar; 51cm., 1ft. 8in., the smallest; 46cm., 1ft. 6in.290
by William Baldwin, London, the broad rim with triple reeded border and the booge with incised line, and two similar chargers, one example with single reeded rim and engraved with initials 'ALC' between foliate motifs and with illegible makers mark to the reverse, late 17th century the other by Richard Partridge, London with a double reeded rim and stamped 'HBI?C', late 17th/early 18th century, together with a smaller single reeded example by Thomas King, London and the rim engraved with ownership initials 'ILE', late 17th century (4)

Catalogue Note

See Howard Cotterell, Old Pewter, Its Makers and Marks, London, 1969, mark nos. 213, 2752 and 5851.