A CHARLES I SUSSEX CAST-IRON FIRE-BACK DATED 1642
Cast with initials T.P, a pair of devices in the form of straps and buckles, with five pairs of badges, repaired, 80.5cm wide; 65cm high
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£200 - £300
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Hammer price:
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£600 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The emblematic devices cast on to this fire-back connect it to the Pelham family, whose badge was a buckle, and together with the initials T.P it can be narrowed down to Sir Thomas Pelham Bt. (1597-1654) of Halland, Sussex. It is also rare to have five pairs of badges.
