A SCARCE 'BALL AND BAR' PEWTER BALUSTER MEASURE
£200 - £300
A SCARCE 'BALL AND BAR' PEWTER BALUSTER MEASURE
ENGLISH, C.1750
of rare pre-imperial ¼-mutchkin Scots capacity, having a ball thumbpiece on a stalk, a flat lid with locating ring inside and engraved ownership initials 'RK' and 'AC' in the Scottish manner, solid ‘C’ handle with plain terminal, the lid with one outer incised line, body has three incised lines, good 'witness' mark to upper handle, and linen marks inside lid and body
9.8cm high
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.
Formerly in the Tim Wright Collection, Glasgow.
Catalogue Note
The Scots capacity (3.8 fl oz) was also used in Northern England in the late 18th century and the body shape and erect ball demonstrate this is not a Scottish piece.