The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025

Lot 373

A PEWTER BUMPY BOTTOM 'GREAT SAUCER'

Estimate £500 - £800

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Description

A PEWTER BUMPY BOTTOM 'GREAT SAUCER'

16th CENTURY

unidentified maker’s mark to the reverse rim, plus another central mark to the reverse of the 'bump', which may also be a variant of the maker or a merchant's mark, the rim with a raised strengthening rib to the outer edge of the reverse

20.5cm diameter

Provenance

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Sold circa 1990-91, Oxford, with an area of the rim missing after excavation. Sold to Ron Homer who restored the rim. Sold Bonhams 14th May 2009, lot 832.