The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025

Lot 404

A DOCUMENTED PEWTER PINT TWO NARROW BAND MUG

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

A DOCUMENTED PEWTER PINT TWO NARROW BAND MUG

POSSIBLY PENRITH, C.1705

touchmark of ‘WC’ inside the base, possibly William Cookson of Penrith, however, if a possible Queen Anne verification mark to right of handle is correct it is more likely to be by William Cowley, London (fl.1663-1723), the tapered body with two narrow bands, cut-card decoration behind the thumbrest, and a spade terminal

21.1 fl oz., 14cm high

Provenance

The Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.

Formerly in the Michael Finlay Collection

Literature

Carl Ricketts, ‘Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs’, no #39.