A VERY RARE PEWTER PRE-IMPERIAL QUART TWO-BAND MUG

A VERY RARE PEWTER PRE-IMPERIAL QUART TWO-BAND MUG

IRISH, C.1800

touchmark of Charles Clark, Waterford (fl.c.1788-1830) inside the base, ownership initials ‘P H’ to left of handle, and unusual crowned ‘GR' verification mark below rim at front of body, the bold double-curved handle with large thumbrest, and erect thumbpiece, the tapered body with two narrow raised bands, and multiple incised lines above and on an ovolo-moulded foot

c.30 fl oz., 15.4cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Formerly Richard Medway Collection.