Lot Essay
A similar porringer by John Plumer, York, of 1670 is illustrated in Hugh Murray, Directory of York Goldsmiths, 1998, fig. 6.
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MAKER'S MARK OF MARMADUKE BEST, YORK, 1670
Details
A CHARLES II PROVINCIAL SILVER PORRINGER
Maker's mark of Marmaduke Best, York, 1670
Circular with a pierced tab handle engraved with block initials CP, marked on rim near handle
65/8in. (16.8cm.) long over handle; 5oz. (164gr.)
Maker's mark of Marmaduke Best, York, 1670
Circular with a pierced tab handle engraved with block initials CP, marked on rim near handle
65/8in. (16.8cm.) long over handle; 5oz. (164gr.)
Provenance
Bulgari, 1966