The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 341
A PEWTER HALF-PINT BUD BALUSTER MEASURE
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £252
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Description
A PEWTER HALF-PINT BUD BALUSTER MEASURE
EXETER, C.1710-63
Humphrey Evans, Exeter, his rare mark struck centrally on the lid, together with ownership initials ‘LL’ and ‘S’ underneath, the body with two single incised lines just above the lower handle attachment point, a ‘bud’ thumbpiece, strap handle with short strut at lower attachment point and simple terminal, the lid has a pair of closely spaced incised lines near the outer edge and another pair centrally, good linen and witness marks to interior of body/lid and upper handle
12.3cm high
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.
Bonhams, Chester, 8th September 2005, lot 25.