A rare early 17th century small pewter porringer, possibly f...

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£220

A rare early 17th century small pewter porringer, possibly for a child, English, circa 1635-50

Having a steep straight-sided bowl with lip, a flat base with small boss, and an open three-lobed ear, centred by a pierced-heart, flanked by the crowned initials 'T' and 'W', and with a broad under wedge, maker's touch of '? W' to underside, (PS18455) 4 fl.oz., height 2.6cm, bowl diameter 9.1cm

Provenance: With Richard Mundey. Former Kenneth Bradshaw Collection. Sold Sotheby's, Billingshurst, 13 September 1997, Lot 381.  Former David Little Collection. Sold Christie's, London, 1 May 2007, Lot 16. Christie’s dated the porringer to circa 1600, however, there appears no evidence to support such early dating. See Journal of the Pewter Society, Autumn 2015, p. 13 & Spring 2016, p. 14, (P109)