MARK OF CHRISTOPHER EASTON, EXETER, CIRCA 1590

Details

AN ELIZABETH I PROVINCIAL SILVER-GILT MOUNTED TIGERWARE JUG
Mark of Christopher Easton, Exeter, circa 1590
Baluster form, on spreading circular gadrooned foot, the neck mount engraved with male and female portrait medallions with strapwork surround, two medallions engraved IY MY, also engraved 158?, the hinged domed cover with fluting and baluster finial and thumbpiece, marked C ESTON under base and cover and with scallop mark, the base with incuse date letter V
9½in. (24.2cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, March 6, 1997, lot 195

Literature

Denver Art Museum and the W. M. B. Berger Charitable Trust, 600 Years of British Paintings: The Berger Collection, p. 48

Lot Essay

Christopher Easton (or Eston) gained his freedom in 1583 and is known for his production of church plate and as a prolific spoon maker. Some of Easton's work is also stamped with a scallop mark, but the reason for this is unknown. The inscribed letter V is an example of the informal date letter code used by Easton (see Timothy Kent, West Country Silver Spoons and their Makers 1550-1750, 1992, p. 85).

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