Pyner, George

London, upholder, appraiser and undertaker (1749–68)

At Little Poulteney Street, Westminster in 1749 but by 1768 in Princes Street, Soho where he maintained an establishment which he called ‘The Blanket Ware-house’.

His hand-bill is amongst the accounts of Sir John Griffin Griffin (later 4th Lord Howard de Walden), of Audley End, Essex. On this Pyner listed the extensive range of items that he stocked. These included bedsteads, feather beds, blankets, bed-ticks, quilts, counterpanes, rugs and coverlets, mattresses, carpets and floor cloths. Next door to his upholstery and bedding warehouse, at the sign of ‘The Cock and Star’ he maintained a wareroom for cabinet furniture and chairs. As an impressive finale to this listing he stated he maintained ‘Un Magazin pour Toutes Sortes de Meubles’ [Poll book; Essex Record Office, D/DBy/A26/9].

Possible the same George Pyner listed as a chair maker in James Street, Westminster in 1749 [Westminster poll books]. 

Source: DEFM