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A RARE JERSEY PEWTER LIDDED MEASURE OF POSSIBLY UNIQUE CAPACITY
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A RARE JERSEY PEWTER LIDDED MEASURE OF POSSIBLY UNIQUE CAPACITY

LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A RARE JERSEY PEWTER LIDDED MEASURE OF POSSIBLY UNIQUE CAPACITY
LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of baluster form, stamped twice with 'GR' verification cypher and scratched twice '1½'
8 1/8in. (20.5cm.) high overall
Literature
The Journal of the PEWTER SOCIETY, VOL.6 No. 4 Autumn 1988.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

Dr Andre Henkemans writes on his website that '1 1/2 pint is a very unusual capacity for a flagon. So unusual, that it is, to my knowledge, the only Channel Islands, lidded, measure of this capacity. The capacity is marked on the body and the lid. This size is confusing indeed, as the dimensions on first sight hardly differ from a quart. It could be described as a "slim quart". The height to the lip is 172mm and the heights of quarts vary between 174mm and 184mm. It is interesting that this capacity must have been officially accepted as the flagon has the official verification seal'

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