A late 17th century pewter Royal commemorative wrigglework-decorated beaker, Dutch, circa 1690
The slightly tapering drum with a flared lip and narrow splayed footring, decorated with a portrait of King William III and Queen Mary II, each within an oval frame, and spaced by trailing stylized foliage over a large-beaked bird resting on a grassy mound, pseudo touchmark of John Kenton, London [PS5471, M2430] inside the base, with another deliberately obliterated touch under the base, 13cm high
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Provenance:David Little CollectionChristie's, London, 1 May 2007, Lot 97, incorrectly catalogued as English Literature:Illustrated, Pewter: A Celebration of the Craft 1200-170) (1989), The Museum of London, p. 102 [no. 131]Exhibited:Pewter and the British Monarchy, Harvard House Museum, Stratford-Upon-Avon