The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025

Lot 391

A DOCUMENTED PEWTER QUART 'DROOPY' BODY MUG

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

A DOCUMENTED PEWTER QUART 'DROOPY' BODY MUG

BRISTOL, C.1740

mark of Richard Going II, Bristol, (fl.1715-54) inside the base, a crowned W(?) verification mark to left of handle and with later verifications for Warwickshire, the plain droopy body with a tongued thumbrest handle and hooded ball terminal

39.7 fl oz., 16.2cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Literature

Carl Ricketts, ‘Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs’, p.63, no #167.