How of Edinburgh - 30th October 2007

Lot 398

A fine Charles II lighthouse caster

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £8400

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Description

A fine Charles II lighthouse caster, the high domed, bayonet-fitting cover with corded rim and cut-card work, below the finial, the body crested above a corded foot rim, maker's mark only struck on cover and base, for Arthur Manwaring, London, 1670-1680, 7in (17.8cm) high, 8oz. See Jackson's Revised, p.121 for the maker's mark