The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 339
A SCARCE PEWTER HALF-GILL 'BALL AND BAR' BALUSTER MEASURE
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £315
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Description
A SCARCE PEWTER HALF-GILL 'BALL AND BAR' BALUSTER MEASURE
ENGLISH, C.1700-50
the flat lid with a single incised line to the edge and a pair to the centre, the body with a pair of incised lines, the strap handle with a vestigial strut, the terminal with rounded edges, the bud thumbpiece is unduly large and may have come from a mould for a slighter larger gill measure
capacity 1.6 fl.oz 8.3cm high
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.