The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025

Lot 335

A RARE PEWTER GILL LIDLESS BALUSTER MEASURE

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £126

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Description

A RARE PEWTER GILL LIDLESS BALUSTER MEASURE

WIGAN, C.1790

typically unmarked, of the rarer, tall and slimmer form, with hollow ‘C’ handle, pointed thumbrest and stump terminal, a single incised line to the rim and two pairs to the body, the capacity appears based on a wine pint (OEWS), or a 15 fl.oz. 'pint'

9.2cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.