{"product_id":"large-17th-century-english-antique-pewter-charger-40-cm-15-3-4-diameter-copy","title":"A Large English Antique Triple-Reeded Pewter Charger, circa 1675-1715, 40cm (15 3\/4\") Diameter","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA fine late Stuart pewter charger bearing a rare set of front-rim pseudo-hallmarks, struck in the manner of silver assay marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA handsome English pewter charger of good diameter — 40cm (approximately 16 inches) — with a boldly cast triple-reeded rim, a form produced during the narrow window of circa 1675 to 1715 and among the scarcest of all English pewter rim treatments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe broad rim surrounds a generous well with the rich, even patina of three centuries of careful use. Particularly noteworthy are the four pseudo-hallmarks struck in a row on the front face of the rim — small, shaped shields each bearing a repeated device — applied in direct imitation of silver assay marks, a practice characteristic of English charger production before approximately 1730 and one which effectively confirms the late Stuart date of this piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe maker remains unidentified but was clearly working within the established English pewterers' guild tradition, producing wares of sufficient ambition to warrant the full complement of mock hallmarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA characterful and dateable piece, closely related in period and type to the finest surviving examples of late 17th century English sadware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eEngland: Late 17th century \/ early 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pewter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e With a time-worn surface and uneven well and rim. Please refer to the images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40cm (15 3\/4\") Diameter   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53593623265622,"sku":"HAF4038","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/7462\/5878\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_548c41d7-1a96-47cf-9f6f-6b3d87cb537e.jpg?v=1778504153","url":"https:\/\/holtantiquefurniture.com\/products\/large-17th-century-english-antique-pewter-charger-40-cm-15-3-4-diameter-copy","provider":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}