18 Oct 2012
11:00 BST
Chester
The Oak Interior: Cumbria County Council's Collection of Imperial Standard County Weights, Measures & Scales
Back to auction 20169
The Oak Interior: Cumbria County Council's Collection of Imperial Standard County Weights, Measures & Scales
Back to auction 20169
A set of eleven early Victorian brass alloy Imperial measures, for the County of Cumberland, dated 1857
by Nichol & Fowler, London
All numbered 1208, and measuring a Bushel, Half Bushel, Peck, Gallon (all of these with bar handles, the Bushel engraved with the maker's name), Half Gallon, Quart, Pint, Half Pint, Gill, Half Gill and Quarter Gill (the latter dated 1888 and stamped Doyle & Son), with two Exchequer marks and the earliest verification mark for 1886, Bushel diameter 49cm, together with a glass filling disk, to fit the Bushel measure, and three 19th century brass-edged mahogany smoothing tools, the largest pierced with a carry handle, 53cm long, (15)
All numbered 1208, and measuring a Bushel, Half Bushel, Peck, Gallon (all of these with bar handles, the Bushel engraved with the maker's name), Half Gallon, Quart, Pint, Half Pint, Gill, Half Gill and Quarter Gill (the latter dated 1888 and stamped Doyle & Son), with two Exchequer marks and the earliest verification mark for 1886, Bushel diameter 49cm, together with a glass filling disk, to fit the Bushel measure, and three 19th century brass-edged mahogany smoothing tools, the largest pierced with a carry handle, 53cm long, (15)
Sold for
£7,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Part of the same set of standards as Lot 54.
Category: Decorative Arts / European Sculpture and Works of Art
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