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A DUTCH WRIGGLE-WORK PEWTER BEAKER
LATE 17TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH WRIGGLE-WORK PEWTER BEAKER
LATE 17TH CENTURY
The flared body on reeded stepped foot, the sides engraved with a pair of exotic birds in foliate cartouches, a foliate band at top, a rose and crown mark under foot
5½in. (14cm.)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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Lot Essay
See Peter Hornsby: Pewter of the Western World, plate 241, for illustation of a beaker with wriggle-work in a similar hand. Such beakers were used in Dutch churches as well as in domestic use.
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