Live Auction 5927Christie's Interiors - Masters & Makers
Christie’s roundel
Lot 95

A CHARLES II ENGRAVED PEWTER CHARGER

BY SAMPSON BOURNE I OF WORCESTER, CIRCA 1674

Closed29 September 2009

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GBP 2,500

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A CHARLES II ENGRAVED PEWTER CHARGER
BY SAMPSON BOURNE I OF WORCESTER, CIRCA 1674
The broad rim with a row of hallmarks and ownership initials 'A.L.' engraved 'SAINT GORGE (sic) FOR ENGLAND 1674.' the well with the Saint on horseback above the dragon, touch adverso (O.P. 5463), the narrow border struck in various places with the name 'HY MORRIS'
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) diameter

Bradshaw Collection, Sotheby's London June 13th, 1977, lot 98

Specialist note

A similar plate by the same maker from the Isher collection, engraved 'THE GIFT IS SMALL, THE LOVE IS ALL 1674' is illustrated in Pewter at Colonial Williamsburg, John D. Davis, pp. 48-49 No. 38. The style of the engraving on this dish is unusual if not unique in pewter and the lettering around the border can be compared to brass warming pans of the period