Bidspirit auction | Post Medieval Boar's Head Mount

Post Medieval Boar's Head Mount - 18th century AD A pewter heraldic mount of a boar's head with open mouth revealing tongue and tusks, above a twisted wreath. 36 grams, 45mm (1 3/4”). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a UK gentleman; previously with TimeLine Originals, Essex, UK since 2009; formerly in the Oakley collection since the 1990s; accompanied by the original TimeLine certificate of authenticity. Literature Cf. Fairbairn, J. Farbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, 1860, plate 2, item 7. Footnotes Several families used the boar's head as a crest including Badeley, Brigham, Calthorp, Eychebald, Gordon, Greig, Hubbert, Loveland and Wardall.