pewter plate 17th (480€)

Large pewter plate 17th :

Large pewter “cardinal” dish,

17th century

Presence of the control stamp imposed by Louis XIV in 1657 and compulsory from 1691

which required the name of the city, the letter C or F (common or fine pewter)

and the date of 1691

Here it is therefore common pewter,

the city seems to be “Tholouze”

Presence of “LF” monogram, probably the name of the potter

Diameter: 34.7 cm

The so-called common pewter was reserved for crockery, it contains a fairly high proportion

of lead (10 to 20%) (unlike the end 10%)

Partial wear from use, good general condition

Rare item

All deliveries, careful shipping with insurance

Visible in our Issigeac store.

PriCE : 480 €