The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 334
AN UNRECORDED PEWTER LIDLESS MEASURE
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
AN UNRECORDED PEWTER LIDLESS MEASURE
PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY
of ovoid form, maker's mark ‘WB’ (?) to right of handle, and crowned ‘HB’ verification mark to left, the tall cylindrical neck with multi-banding, the strap handle equally unusual with a ribbed outer surface
capacity 15 fl.oz. 15.6cm high
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.
Literature
For a measure with similar multi-banded neck, a so-called 'gorge' measure, see the Neish Collection, Stirling, catalogue p. 91, no. 931b