A quart two-banded tavern pot, circa 1685
A rare quart two-band tavern pot, circa 1685
The truncated cone body with two broad fillets, Reading verification mark and crowned WR mark to collar, single-curve handle with boot-heel terminal, capacity 39.6 fl.oz., height 17cm
Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Michael Boorer identified Henry Frewin II, Reading, (w.1656-?), as a possible maker.

    Literature: Illustrated The Journal of the Pewter Society, Vol. 7, No. 3, Spring 1990, p. 99 (top left).

Category: Decorative Arts / Pewter


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