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A CHARLES II BRASS WARMING PAN

CIRCA 1680

Details
A CHARLES II BRASS WARMING PAN
CIRCA 1680
The cover engraved with a crowned figure in a shield and inscribed 'THE MERCERS' ARMS', a wrought-iron handle
39 in. (99 cm.) long
Provenance
The John Fardon Collection, Chrisitie's, South Kensington, 1 May 1996, lot 257.
Literature
Bromley and Child, The Armorial Bearings of the Guilds of London, Warne and Co, London 1960, pp. 168-172.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The Mercers' Company were importers and exporters of fine silk and textiles and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1394. The arms, without crest, were recorded in the visitations of 1568, 1634 and 1687, but the Company had no formal patent of arms until 1911, when the crest was added. The female figure is believed to represent the Virgin.

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