The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 354
A RARE PEWTER HALF-MUTCHKIN 'U-SHAPED' AND TWO-BANDED MUG
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £176
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Description
A RARE PEWTER HALF-MUTCHKIN 'U-SHAPED' AND TWO-BANDED MUG
SCOTTISH, C.1790-1800
possibly by Thomas Neil, Edinburgh, the body has three pairs of incised lines, the upper and lower pairs being close together, and the mid-body pair wider spaced with decorative hatching between them which is an unusual decorative effect, the double curved handle has a fishtail terminal
7.7 fl.oz., 9.2cm high
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.
Formerly in the Michael Boorer Collection.
Catalogue Note
Possibly a unique survivor of a body form that is neither a barrel nor a true 'U-shape’.