A Charles II pewter flat-lid tankard, circa 1680


The front denticulations to the stepped flat-lid stamped with the ownership initial triad 'T' over 'G P', the plain drum with multiple-reeded footrim, ram's horn thumbpiece and boot-heel single-curve handle terminal, touchmark of maker 'LS' inside base, [PS9172] 18.5cm high
|Provenance:- Ex. K. Bradshaw Collection. Sold Sotheby's, 13th June 1977, Lot 75.- Ex. S. Shemmell Collection. See Bonhams, Chester, 26 October 2006, Lot 234. Sold 12 June 2007, Lot 350.Exhibited:'Exhibition of Pewter in the Usher Gallery Lincoln', 29th September to 27th October 1962 [no.164].There are only three recorded pewterers with the initials 'LS' active whilst flat-lid tankards were produced, and of these three a Dorset maker, Lazarus Savidge, [PS8251], [fl.1669-1689] is the most likely maker of this Lot.