The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 400
A DOCUMENTED PEWTER ONE AND HALF PINT TULIP MUG
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £227
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Description
A DOCUMENTED PEWTER ONE AND HALF PINT TULIP MUG
WIGAN, C.1765
hallmarks of Edward Westhead, Wigan, (fl.c1760-73) below a crowned ‘X’ to left of handle, and hallmarks in the base, the plain body with a tongued thumbrest handle and ball terminal
29.6 fl oz. 15.2cm high
Provenance
The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.
Formerly in the Sandy Law Collection Phillips 25th September 1997, part lot 109.
Literature
Carl Ricketts, ‘Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs’, no #205.