Lot Essay
Thomas Ridding, almost certainly the son of Thomas Ridding, also of London, who flourished from 1674/5 to 1697, is recorded in London on 22 June 1699
These plates are part of the 'Forty six dozen and half of Pewter plates' listed in the 'Store Room' in the 1745 Inventory, and in that of 1792 as '85 pewter dishes + 10 dozen soup plates + 36 doz. of meat plates'. The 1792 inventory records 'In the press in the Maid's Room 49 round Pewter dishes 18 round ditto ... 4 old round dishes ... 36 Doz & 9 Meat Plates'
These plates are part of the 'Forty six dozen and half of Pewter plates' listed in the 'Store Room' in the 1745 Inventory, and in that of 1792 as '85 pewter dishes + 10 dozen soup plates + 36 doz. of meat plates'. The 1792 inventory records 'In the press in the Maid's Room 49 round Pewter dishes 18 round ditto ... 4 old round dishes ... 36 Doz & 9 Meat Plates'