Lot Essay
James Dixon & Sons were Britannia-makers in Sheffield, England and had a retail store in New York City in the 1850's.
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TWO PEWTER CHALICES
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, CIRCA 1825
The first, James Dixon and Sons, tulip shaped with reeded rim above a compressed ball stem, on a circular molded foot, marked on base; the second with circular cup above a stem with mid-banding, on a circular stepped foot, unmarked (acc. number 00.4.793, 00.4.1280)
8 3/16 high; 4 9/16in. high
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SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, CIRCA 1825
The first, James Dixon and Sons, tulip shaped with reeded rim above a compressed ball stem, on a circular molded foot, marked on base; the second with circular cup above a stem with mid-banding, on a circular stepped foot, unmarked (acc. number 00.4.793, 00.4.1280)
8 3/16 high; 4 9/16in. high
(2)