The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 353
A PEWTER HALF-MUTCHKIN MUG
Estimate £40 - £60 | Hammer £101
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Description
A PEWTER HALF-MUTCHKIN MUG
EDINBURGH, 1825
mark of Adam Ramage, Edinburgh, (fl.1824-1860) inside the base, the body form is possibly a unique survivor as it appears to be a section from a tappit hen, with mid-body incised lines, the tongued thumbrest handle with simple flattened lower attachment point
7.7 fl oz. 6.6cm high
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.
Literature
Illustrated and discussed, ‘The Journal of the Pewter Society’, Autumn 1989, p.59. fig. 3.