George 1st Silver soap sponge or potpourri Bowl London 1717 Simon Pantin.
George 1st Britannia standard soap sponge or potpourri Bowl London 1717 Simon Pantin. Of spherical form, hinged cover very finely pierced foliate patterns, the centre engraved for Morris, Co Cardigan with the coat of arms a lion passant between three scaling ladders The plain lower bowl on moulded base. Height: 4.25 inches. Item Weight: 315.39 grams.
Provenance
Thomas Lumley Ltd London 1960
Dr. C.H. Lewis Toronto, Canada by descent
Louis Wine Ltd Toronto 2024
Condition
Very fine. Original patina. Clear hallmarks to both base and interior of cover and scratch weight 10:14. Good pierced work and engraved coat of arms. Any reflections are purely from photography only.
Note
This is an exceptionally rare example with very few early 18th century English examples. There is one example in the Metropolitan Museum by Anthony Nelme 1714.
Simon Pantin
Simon Pantin (1680 - 1728) of a Rouen family of goldsmiths. It would seem highly likely that Simon Pantin was another son of Esaie I and younger brother of Esaie II. He was free by apprenticeship to Peter Harrache 4 June 1701. This would put his indentures at about 1694, and his likely birth about 1680. First mark entered as largeworker, 23 June 1701. Address: St. Martin's Lane. Second mark, 16 September 1717. Address Castle Street. Third mark (Sterling), 30 June 1720, same address. Livery, October 1712. His name appears in the Naturalization Act 1709 as Simon Pantin, goldsmith, St. Martin in the Fields, witnesses Paul Beauvais and Henry Riboteau, and Pantin in turn as witness to four others. Heal records show him as plateworker, Peacock Street, Martin's Lane, 1699 - 1701; St. Martin in the Fields, 1709-11; and as removed to Peacock, Castle Street, Leicester Fields 1717 till death in 1728. The Peacock is included in his marks. Listed by Evans as Huguenot.