Lot Details
Lot 248
Group of Pewter Articles
Late 18th/19th Century
Comprising a Scottish tankard-form gallon capacity measure, height 11 inches; Normandy flagon with leaf-shaped hinged lid and double acorn thumbpiece, height 10 5/8 inches; and a Channel Island flagon with a leaf-shaped hinged lid and double acorn thumbpiece, height 6 1/2 inches.
C Property from a New York Private Collection
Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for $187 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Scottish Measure: Condition commensurate with age and use, dings, dents, marks and scratches, especially to base, which also has a pushed in area on its rim; interior is badly corroded (consistent with age and usage); label affixed to underside with scotch tape reads in part: "Scottish lidless flagon or Measure. Engraved ownership Triad S/over R.M. Last quarter 18th century"
Normandy Flagon: Condition commensurate with age and use, dings, dents, marks and scratches; interior and underside of lid is badly corroded (consistent with age and usage); label affixed to underside with scotch tape reads in part: "Owner's initials "R.L.F." engraved on handle; See. Pl. III, page 22, Pewter of the Channel Islands by Woolmer & Arkwright; and facing page 41, "Chats on Old Pewter," by Masse. Circa Mid-18th Century"
Channel Island Flagon: Condition commensurate with age and use, dings, dents, marks and scratches, including a large dent to the body, located at left side of bottom of handle; scotch tape residue affixed to the underside; interior appears to have been professionally refinishe, abraded polishing marks, most notably on the underside of the lid; the celery strap handle is slightly pushed in near mid-height; remnants of the letters "AIN" and the date 1828 are visible engraved on the neck area
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
Normandy Flagon: Condition commensurate with age and use, dings, dents, marks and scratches; interior and underside of lid is badly corroded (consistent with age and usage); label affixed to underside with scotch tape reads in part: "Owner's initials "R.L.F." engraved on handle; See. Pl. III, page 22, Pewter of the Channel Islands by Woolmer & Arkwright; and facing page 41, "Chats on Old Pewter," by Masse. Circa Mid-18th Century"
Channel Island Flagon: Condition commensurate with age and use, dings, dents, marks and scratches, including a large dent to the body, located at left side of bottom of handle; scotch tape residue affixed to the underside; interior appears to have been professionally refinishe, abraded polishing marks, most notably on the underside of the lid; the celery strap handle is slightly pushed in near mid-height; remnants of the letters "AIN" and the date 1828 are visible engraved on the neck area
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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