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 pointed tongue thumbrest and heart-shaped boot-heel terminal, the drum stamped with the initials IP, crowned GR mark to collar, capacity 38 fl.oz., height 17cm
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Literature: Illustrated Journal of the Pewter Society, Vol. 3, No. 3, Spring 1982, p. 98 (first left), and noted at the time as one of only seven known high single-fillet tavern pots.

Category: Decorative Arts / Pewter

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