The Pewter Society · The Pewter Society . Auction No.19 . Autumn meeting, 29 - 30th September 2012 . Angel Hotel, Abergavenny . Lot 1: Britannia metal jug 5ins Estimate £10 - £15

The Pewter Society Auction No.19 Autumn meeting, 29 - 30th September 2012 Angel Hotel, Abergavenny

Lot 1: Britannia metal jug 5ins Estimate £10 - £15

Lot 2: Chamber Stick, made by WWH&Co Estimate £10 - £15

Lot 3: Small Britannia metal cream jug 4ins James Dixon Estimate £15-£20

Lot 4: ? Salt 2.75 ins No marks Estimate £15-£20

Lot 5: Continental chalice. 3.75ins. No marks. Estimate £20 – £25

Lot 6: Half pint Liverpool pot. 3.75ins Estimate £15-£20

Lot 7: Pair of quarter gill measures. Crowned X in base. Estimate £20 – £25

Lot 8: Set of five measures. Half pint down. Estimate £35 - £45

Lot 9: Gill measure marked one quarter pint Estimate £15-£20

Lot 10: Five assorted bellied measures Estimate £25 – £30

Lot 11: Ladle. No marks Estimate £15-£20

Lot 12: Oil lamp 8ins Estimate £10 – £12

Lot 13: Rare 23.5ins charger. Bewdley marks and hallmarks on back. Estimate £300 - £350

Lot 14: A multireeded charger, diameter 18inches, with hallmarks of John Bonvile PS803. Fl. 1682-1711 Estimate £130 – £150

Lot 15: 16.5 inch dish with single reed rim by Samuel Ellis PS3103. Heavily knife marked on front with some oxide. Back with heavy oxidation, crudely cleaned. Hole for hanging and pinhole in base.Hallmarks of Ellis and evidence of his mark and label. Estimate £50-£70

Lot 16: A 16.5 inch multireed charger by George Smith of London and Derby. Base of charger heavily knife marked and uneven. Otherwise fair condition, with no splits or holes. Hallmarks to front rim. Estimate £100 – £120

Lot 17: An 18th century water jug of baluster form with a scroll handle.Of ca 70 fluid ounce capacity with facetted spout (Cf Ferris of Exeter). Repair to rim above handle, possibly suggesting it originally had a lid. Estimate £30-£40

Lot 18: A spouted quart measure by D Scouler of Glasgow PS8304. Handle with upturned thumbpiece and fishtail terminal. Small split to spout, otherwise excellent. Estimate £150 -£170

Lot 19: A truncated cone quart mug by J Moyes of Edinburgh PS6572. Simple Handles with Flat thumbrest and hooded ball terminal. Mark in Base. Excellent condition. Estimate £150 -£170

Lot 20: A pint mug and a quart mug of tall tulip form with double scroll handles and two bands of inscribed turning on the body. The pint marked Brotherston, Edinburgh and both verified VR3 for city of Edinburgh. Estimate £100 – £120

Lot 21: Three concave mugs. A quart with glass base: Dark colour, with some flaking. A pint with beehive mark of Joseph Morgan PS12452 in base. A half pint by James Yates. Estimate £30-£40

Lot 22: A pint mug of rare elongated tulip form, with a swan neck handle. This form was made only by Charles Bentley PS662, though a similar body shape and handle in footed form were produced by Gerardin and Watson. In excellent condition, with worn mark and hms of Bentley. Elegant ownership inscription of “flecked” type for AJR. Estimate £50-£60

Lot 23: 19th century sugar scuttle in Britannia metal, unusually still with original shovel, which fits to a lug on the rim. Much plating still intact. 7" long x 4 ½" high (17.5 cm x 12 cm) Estimate £15

Lot 24: 19th century veterinary syringe in good condition. Front section screws off main body. Original wooden handle-plunger. 17 ¼" long (44cm) Estimate £25

Lot 25: 19th century coffee pot with raised floral decoration. Maker's mark ISG (PS17639) to base. Good condition with some original silvering. 7" high (18cm). Estimate £10

Lot 26: (Book) Tin en tinnegieters in Nederland by Berend Dubbe.. Definitive treatise on old Dutch pewter and pewterers. Rare 1st edition. Good condition with original dustcover. Estimate £20

Lot 27: An OEW 1/2 pint (8.3 fl oz) DV (?) baluster measure which has had the lid removed and a pewter collar soldered on to raise the capacity to 1/2 pint Imperial. Stamped "DGH" on the rim, and "IGID" above it on the collar. The soldering has split for a short distance between the two stampings. Overall height 4 5/8". Estimate £125 - £140

Lot 28: A fine set of three brass rimmed tankards comprising half pint,pint and quart.The half pint and pint engraved Imperial and Hop Bines, the quart engraved Imperial.In excellent condition with no repairs.The tankards are stamped with various Victorian excise marks. Estimate £200 - £250

Lot 29: Quarter gill Irish measure with an unrecorded mark of J Fox & Co of Dublin, PS3484, and an unrecorded Ulster verification mark (which has punched through the metal in one corner) with G2 over ?? and the red hand of Ulster. Estimate £10-£20

Lot 30: Gill DV baluster measure. Linen marks at both handle attachments. No maker's mark. A few small dents to the belly and foot, but otherwise in good condition. Estimate £120-£180

Lot 31: A marked Treasury inkstand by T & W Willshire of Bristol, with three front compartments and a single long one at the back. Unusually-shallow body, inverted cup feet and original, finely-perforated pounce pot, on right side rather than left. Inkpot cover plate missing, otherwise no repairs or damage. Willshire's hallmarks, crowned X and (worn) 'Superfine' label under base. 200 x 140mm. See Journal Autumn 2010. Estimate £120-£150

Lot 32: A round gadrooned-edge plate, 237mm (9¼") in diameter, with the marks of Thomas & Townsend Compton. Very few examples of round gadrooned sadware are known – see JPS Aut 2005 p30 (which refers to this plate). It uses the same gadrooning as that on the octagonal plate by Townsend & Giffin illustrated in JPS Aut 1985 p42. Excellent condition, with polished front face and neatly-hammered bouge. Estimate £250-£300

Lot 33: An unusual large, deep bowl, rim diameter 189mm (7½"), height 115mm (4½"). Foot attached to bowl via a pewter ring, creating a double bottom. Whilst the shape bears some resemblance to wassail bowls (eg fig.58 of Antique Pewter of the British Isles by Michaelis), there is no sign that it ever had handles and with no marks its date is uncertain. Inner surface pitted, but outer surface good save for a small scratched area. Some dents have been knocked out, and there may have been a repair to join between bowl and pewter ring (although there is no evidence of repair on inside). Estimate: £30-£50

Lot 34: A pint mug of unusual construction. The body is cast in two semi-cylindrical halves and soldered to a flat base with a raised central area, both being of surprisingly thick metal (90/1000" or 2.3mm). No maker's marks, but ownership stamp "Red Horse Hotel Stratford upon Avon" under base with other unclear marks. Together with a small round lidded container, 101mm (4") in diameter, with the same ownership stamp. Surfaces of both items a little pitted. Estimate: £25-£40

Lot 35: A small beaker of non-standard capacity, holding approximately seven Imperial fluid ounces and made by John Caruthers Crane of Bewdley (PS72). Hallmarks on outside just below rim and touch and Crowned ‘X’ in base, no Bewdley label. On front initials “SS” and number 27, made early 1820s. Estimate £40-£50

Lot 36: A Victorian pint pot, various verifications but bearing a high quality engraving referring to “The Kings Arms Brislington”. Brislington is now a suburb of Bristol but when this put was in use was outside the City. The Kings Arms still exist and can be found on the internet. Estimate £40-£50

Lot 37: An unusual half-pint footed cup with a beaded strap handle made in Wigan by Bolton and Wylde, 1822 to 1835 (PS1234). As well as the hallmarks shown it bears an “IMPERIAL” label and verifications including WIV as in the picture. Estimate £30-£50

Lot 38: A Bewdley made OEWS pre-Imperial tulip pot with remains of hallmarks by handle and remains of touch in base which is probably that of Ingram and Hunt (London label not Bewdley, PS5094), also ownership initials. Estimate £70-£100

Lot 39: A quart brass rimmed pub measure made by G. Farmiloe. Engraved “Imperial Measure” on the front and with a publicans name under the base, various verifications marks. Estimate £50-£80

Lot 40: A 8¾ inch early 18th century plate with an ownership triad to the rim and a full range of London marks to the rear of the bowl , consisting of a worn touch, a London label and a Crowned Rose with London below. Enlarging the photograph shows the touch is that of Thomas Wigley (PS10126) of London who struck his touch in 1705 and continued for several decades. The Crowned Rose also appears to be that used by Wigley. Estimate £40-£60

Lot 41: A pre-Imperial half-pint mug of Birmingham manufacture. Escutcheon to upper handle joint, worn hallmarks and remains of incuse Crowned WR by handle and touch in base apparently that of Thomas Meeson and Co, circa 1811-1814 (PS6388), with Crowned “X” and London label. Estimate £30 -£50

Lot 42: A mid 18th century Dublin Communion Cup made by Richard Palmer, his hallmarks inside base. Richard Palmer was pewterer located on the Upper Ormond Quay in Dublin between 1759 and 1773 when he was succeeded by John Heaney. This cup is similar to other Dublin 18th century communion cups with a domed base, except for the presence of the hallmarks inside the base which is unusual. Estimate £350-£450

Lot 43: An early multi-reed plate of 9½ inches diameter, circa 1670-1680, ownership marks and hallmarks to upper rim, unidentified touch to rear (see picture) and hallmarks on rim (see picture). Fine reeding partly cast and partly turned in. Ownership triad on rim opposite hallmarks. Estimate £200-£300

Lot 44: A 16 inch broad rim dish made by James Ford II of Wigan who was active from 1664 to 1693 (PS3440). The dish has his hallmarks on the rim and his touch on the back (see pictures). The rim width is 3 inches giving a broad rim percentage of 37.5%. Estimate £500-£600

Lot 45: A half pint brass bound big t/c by Farrow and Jacks of London. Lots of verification marks, with a quarter gill bulbous measure, also brass bound. Both excellent condition. Estimate £35-£40

Lot 46: A pint double volute wine standard measure rubbed mark to lip.Good colour. Estimate £150 - £170

Lot 47: A 9" scale plate by Samuel Cox Good colour and condition. Estimate £50 - £60

Lot 48: A pair of wine labels with hanging chains Burgundy and Claret. Good marks to reverse, Victorian. Estimate £35 - £40

Lot 49: A pair of PRP 9.75 ins by Richard Going of Bristol. Good marks crowned ownership circa 1730 Estimate £70 – £80

Lot 50: A pint truncated cone mug by J H Mortimer of Exeter. Excellent condition.Hallmarks touch and personalized W IV over capital M for Mortimer verification. Estimate £45 – £55

Lot 51: Two Jersey pint unlidded measures. One handle requires attention. Both with crowned G verification. 18th century. Estimate £120 - £135

Lot 52: Unusual U-shaped beaker of Imperial gill capacity. The body with pair of incised lines and inscribed “ ST.B. H.” Capacity 5floz. Height 2 7/8”(73mm) Estimate £10-£15

Lot 53: Handleless bulbous measure of Imperial gill capacity. The body with pair of incised lines and collar with one incised line and bearing numerous Gloucestershire verification marks. Capacity 5floz. Height 3 1/4” (83mm) Estimate £7-£10

Lot 54: Group of 3 handleless conical measures of Imperial gill, 1/20 pint & 1/8 gill capacity, each with two bands of multiple incised lines. The larger denominated and with London verification. Capacities 5floz,1floz & 0.6floz. Heights 2 7/8” (73mm), 2¼” (58mm) & 1 3/8” (36mm) Estimate £5-£10

Lot 55: Group of 3 small bulbous measures. An Imperial quarter gill measure cast from moulds for a half gill measure but reduced in capacity by removing central belly. Plus 2 measures from quarter gill moulds, both with Gaskell & Chambers mark in base, the larger denominated “Quarter gill” and the smaller one reduced in size to 1/20 Imperial pint by removing centre of belly and stamped 20 on collar plus crown over AM & 21C/1596 together with “Gaskell & Chambers, Birmingham” under the base. Capacities 1¼floz., 1¼ floz. & 1.0 floz, Heights 1 9/16” (40mm), 2” (53mm) & 1¾” (43mm). Note slight crack on collar of first item. Estimate £7-£10

Lot 56: Type 1 Imperial gill bulbous measure with plain denominated body. The collar stamped with a London verification and various Sussex marks plus Crown over VI over SUSSEX under base. Capacity 5 floz., Height 3” (75mm) Estimate £10-£15

Lot 57:Type 2 Imperial gill bulbous measure, the body with two incised lines, undenominated but with Imperial label & London GIV verification mark on collar. Capacity 5 floz., height 3” (75mm) Estimate £10-£15

Lot 58: Type 2 Imperial half gill bulbous measure with 3 incised lines on body, undenominated but with London G IV verification on collar and crown over WIV & crown over WIV over N under base. Capacity 2½ floz., height 2¼” (58mm) Estimate £7-£10

Lot 59: Handleless bulbous “Irish” measure of Imperial gill capacity. Worn Irish verification marks on the collar. Capacity 5 floz., height 3¼” (83mm) Estimate £10-£15

Lot 60: An early London made gill bellied measure, type 2 bearing a George IV City of London verification mark, owners initials “IP”, no repairs. Estimate £30-£40

Lot 61: A half-pint London made tulip pot bearing hallmarks of the hallmarks of the Cock’s and a PINT label, no other marks, circa 1820s or 1830s.Estimate £30-£40

Lot 62: A half pint tulip pot circa 1830s bears a half-pint label, a possibly earlier verification mark and a worn verification mark VR 297. Estimate £30-£40

Lot 63: Unusual banded tankard with double scroll handle. Capacity 28 floz., indicating NE England as its place of manufacture, c 1800. Estimate £90-£100

Lot 64: Glass bottomed pint mug. Birmingham. Inscription reads John T(or S)Whitmore, Ansdell Street, Wapping, Liverpool. Estimate £30 - £40

Lot 65: A medieval pilgrim badge in the form of what is commonly called ‘the Virgin in the boat’ but is correctly described as the Virgin and child standing in a crescent moon. Brian Spencer suggests in his book Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges this badge may have come from the shrine of our Lady at Willesden. 21 mm across, only part of pin survives. Estimate £20-£30

Lot 66: A small medieval pilgrim badge in the form of a fleur de lis, a symbol of the Virgin Mary. Brian Spencer suggests in his book Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges this badge came from the shrine of our Lady Undercroft at Canterbury. Diameter 15 mm, pin complete. Estimate £20-£30

Lot 67: A secular medieval badge of a lock. Brian Spenser in his book on Salisbury Pilgrim Souvenirs & Secular Badges attributes retainer badges showing locks to Francis, Viscount Lovell, 1454-1487, one of the few members of the household of Richard III to survive Bosworth. 19mm wide, lost nearly all of pin. Estimate £20-£30

Lot 68: A child’s toy in the form of whirligig with cast decoration in the form of a coat of arms surviving on one side. Such toys are usually attributed to the 17th or 18th century although it seems unlikely they were still being made in pewter beyond 1730 0r 1740. Diameter 31 mm. Estimate £15-£20

Lot 69: An excavated spice plate attribute to the 17th century, some natures gilding underneath. 85 mm in diameter. Estimate £20-£30

Lot 70: 9.5 inch narrow rim plate, hammered all over. Maker Joseph King, London.Marks on back, hallmarks on rim, good condition. Estimate £400—£500

Lot 71: 10.5ins reeded rim plate/bowl with central boss. Indistinct mark rose and crown with ?W. Owner’s initials on rim. No splits or holes. Ex Boocock. Estimate £500-600

Lot 72: An early 18th century high-dome lidded tankard made circa 1710-20. The tankard holds approximately a quart OEWS, it has a boot heel terminal to the handle and a bombe type thumb piece. Thumb pieces of this type are also found on flat lid tankards made or thought to have been made in the Wigan area. Inside the base is an ‘X’ and an unidentified touch of a thistle. Estimate £450-£550

Lot 73: Half pint beaker, with reeding around the centre, with mark of William Loftus of London (PS6004) in the base, with verification stamp, and engraved beneath the base with owners name in linear script. 3½” c 1856 -1900 Estimate £43 – £50

Lot 74: Very scarce half gill Glasgow lidded measure with concave-curved lid with imperial medallion, and shell thumbpiece. c 1850-80. Immaculate original condition. ( Glasgow measures of this period had a range of different lid types and some even had Edinburgh-type fluted thumbpieces.) Estimate £175 – £200

Lot 75: An extremely scarce early seventeenth century pottel baluster measure with a hammerhead thumbpiece, of one Henry VII ale pint capacity, with an unrecorded maker’s mark, and a nice sharp hR verification mark, ownership initials W R M in the form of a triad on the top of the lid and repeated at the top of the handle. 6¾” 18 fl oz. c 1620 -1650.. Nice linen mark where the handle joins at the top and the underside of the lid has nice lathe turning. Estimate £1150 – 1400

Capacity, is 18 fl oz. Homer and Shemmell in ‘A Handbook of Selected Tudor and Stuart Pieces’ show that this capacity was referred to as a pottel and was a division of the Henry VII ale gallon. Law (J. Pewter Society, Autumn 1994, 154-5) illustrates four hammerhead baluster measures from quart to gill all based upon the 18 fl oz pottel.

The hR verification stamp was used to indicate compliance with the standard of Henry VII. The initials are for Henricius Rex. It was unclear for many years why a lower case ‘h’ was used, but Angus McInnes (J Pewter Society, Spring 1991, 28-31) showed that this was the lombardic lettering form of ‘H’. He postulated that this verification stamp continued in use for the duration of use of the pottel capacity, being changed only in the second half of the seventeenth century. After this time the form of the mark changed to one using the more familiar capital ‘H’.

It appears that this piece was buried soon after manufacture, and this would explain the sharpness of the initials on the lid, the verification mark, the linen mark inside, and the makers mark.