An interesting, documented and large Charles II pewter Beefe...

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£5,200

An interesting, documented and large Charles II pewter Beefeater flagon, dated 1683

The straight-sided drum with collar and ovolo foot, finely engraved ‘Jehu Prancker / Elias Chalke / Church Wardens / 1683 / This Is Part Of The Goods Of The Church of Wilton’, the typical lid with four indistinct hallmarks, twin-lobed thumbpiece centred by a relief cast tear-drop, indistinct touchmark to swan-neck handle, 102 fl.oz., height 30.3cm

Provenance: St. Mary’s Church, Wilton, Wiltshire

The ‘Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre’, Chippenham, Wiltshire, holds records relating to both a Jehu Prancker and Elias Chalke. Both served as Churchwardens, but only once together, having been appointed on 17 April 1682 to serve for one year.  A list of church furniture and ornaments for St. Marys, dated to 1658-1770, records the church owning ’three flagons’. A list, dated to c.1902, refers to a silver paten inscribed ‘Jehu Prancker Elias Chalke Church Warden 1683. This is part of the goods of the Church of Wilton’. In the same list a "Pewter Stoup 11 1/4ins high, 5ins wide at the top, 7ins wide at the base ‘inscribed’", is also recorded. These are the exact dimensions of this flagon

The touchmark bears a resemblance to the recorded mark of Anthony Jenkins, Southampton, (fl.1666-1685), (PS5219). However, the hallmarks do not resemble recorded Jenkins marks