Description:
Antique English pewter plain rim charger of 20.25in diameter, by Thomas Templeman of Norfolk Street, The Strand, London; who worked 1667 - 1713.
The charger has a rubbed touchmark for Templeman to the reverse rim.
The front rim is engraved with a crest and ownership initials ''WA''. The are for Sir William Ashhurst or Ashurst (26 April 1647 – 12 January 1720) who was an English banker and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1689 and 1710. He served as Lord Mayor of London for the year 1693 to 1694.
The reverse of the charger has old collectors information attached.
Provenance:
A Bartram collection.
Auction:
Bonhams Oxford, 21st January 2014 - lot 24.
Condition:
The charger is in excellent condition with a polished finish to the front, the reverse is unpolished with some flaking oxide.
Repairs:
There is a small split to the outer rim as can be seen in the images.
Size: 20.25 inch diameter (51.20cm).
Rim - 2.75in (7.00cm).
Weight: TBA grams.
Pewterer''s reference number:
Pewter Society: - PS9297.
Cotterell: Old Pewter: Its Makers and Marks - OP4693.
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Stock number: P-198.
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Internal Reference: P-198
Antique Number: SA980114
Dateline of this antique is Before 1700
Height is 51.2cm (20.2inches)
Width is 51.2cm (20.2inches)
Depth is 3cm (1.2inches)
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