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Charles I brass and iron warming pan, circa 1630
A rare and interesting Charles I engraved and pieced brass and iron warming pan, produced for 'THE DIERS ARMS' Public House, 
Cheapside, London,
punch-decorated with the Arms for The Worshipful Company of Dyers,
circa 1630
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Measuring 40 inches in length, the lid 12 inches in diameter
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This exceptionally fine and rare early engraved warming pan belongs to a small group of dated and undated engraved warming pans which can be attributed to one unidentified maker working through the reigns of James I, Charles I and The Commonwealth period in London. This example is one of a group of 'Pub warming pans' likely produced for the earliest known 'signed Public Houses' which came into official existence by proclamation of James I to have all registered Pub Houses bearing their signs - thereby becoming legal and tax-paying ale houses/inns. This sparked the registration of Pubs to name and sign their establishments most often under the names of their patron or local Guild. This example is engraved 'THE DIERS ARMS', with the central engraved Coat of Arms of The Worshipful Company of Dyers of London (Three Madder Bags).
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The domed cover pieced and punch-decorated with the Coat of Arms of The Silk-Dyers Guild of London, all within a broad band bearing the inscription 'THE DIERS ARMS', the flattened wrought-iron handle terminating in a rat-tail suspension loop.