The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 399
A DOCUMENTED PEWTER THREE WINE GILLS TULIP MUG
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £151
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Description
A DOCUMENTED PEWTER THREE WINE GILLS TULIP MUG
BRISTOL, C.1780
touchmark of Robert Bush I, Bristol, (fl.1755-1800) inside the base below a large ‘X’, the tulip body with a raised band, with ownership engraved monogram to front surrounded by flecks, the tongued thumbrest handle has a wide ball terminal
12½ fl oz., 10.5cm high
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.
Formerly in the Arthur Muir Collection
Literature
Carl Ricketts, ‘Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs’, no #220