A quart high single-fillet tavern pot, circa 1720
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A rare quart high single-fillet tavern pot, circa 1720
The truncated cone body with high single-fillet and simple lip, S-curved handle with tongue-thumbrest engraved with the ownership triad ALE, with boot-heel terminal, the drum engraved Anthony Leonard att y Kentifh Hoy att Bear Key, crowned WR mark to collar, touchmark in base of John Donne, London, (w.1683-1727), (OP 1416, PS 35), capacity 38 fl.oz., height 16.5cm
Sold for £1,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Bear Quay (here spelt 'Key') is in Southwark.

Category: Decorative Arts / Pewter

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