18 Oct 2012
11:00 BST
Chester
The Oak Interior: Cumbria County Council's Collection of Imperial Standard County Weights, Measures & Scales
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The Oak Interior: Cumbria County Council's Collection of Imperial Standard County Weights, Measures & Scales
Back to auction 20169
A set of nine William IV bronze alloy Imperial measures, for the County of Cumberland, dated 1835
With pre-Imperial 'WIIII 1824' verification cipher; by De Grave, London
All numbered 796 (the quart incorrectly stamped 769), to measure a Peck, a Gallon, a Half Gallon, a Quart, a Pint, a Half Pint, a Gill, a Half Gill and a Quarter Gill (the latter by Doyle & Son, London, and dated 1893), Peck diameter 28cm, together with the matching William IV boxed brass alloy Imperial Yard, by De Grave, London, engraved 'IMPERIAL YARD, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, 1835', and numbered 796, with conforming verification marks, in a mahogany box lacking brass maker's plaque, (11)
All numbered 796 (the quart incorrectly stamped 769), to measure a Peck, a Gallon, a Half Gallon, a Quart, a Pint, a Half Pint, a Gill, a Half Gill and a Quarter Gill (the latter by Doyle & Son, London, and dated 1893), Peck diameter 28cm, together with the matching William IV boxed brass alloy Imperial Yard, by De Grave, London, engraved 'IMPERIAL YARD, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, 1835', and numbered 796, with conforming verification marks, in a mahogany box lacking brass maker's plaque, (11)
Sold for
£2,750
inc. premium
Auction Notices
- The pre-Imperial verification mark reads 'GIV 1824', not 'WIII 1824' as catalogued. Please note that the Half Gallon example is numbered '796' but is dated 1883, and this set is thus not complete.
Category: Decorative Arts / European Sculpture and Works of Art
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