Kitchen fixtures & fittings

An finely patinated 19th Century pewter Ale Mug with broad banding and turned rim with a 'broken' style handle and thumb-piece all on a heavy ogee 'pear shaped' moulded base. Made by the famous firm of George Farmiloe & Sons (1876-1940), Pewterers of St John Street, Barbican, London. The Touch-Mark of 'B' is the signature of the unnamed craftsman. More broadly the Pewterers marks indicate a mid to late Victorian date, with the crowned arms of the City of London and the history of the founders at which it was made circusmscribing the period of manufacture to between 1876 and 1878. The Capacity Mark indicates a true Quart measure.

A finely patinated, straight sided and banded pewter Tavern Jug with spout, turned rim, and 'strap' style handle and thumb-piece, all on a heavy ogee-moulded and double-banded base. Hand inscribed by it's historic owner the jug records one 'E. Wood' of the Scotts Arms on Hermitage Bridge in Wapping in the old Docks of London. The Scotts Arms public house was run by a Mrs Elizabeth Wood between 1834 and 1861 and prospered for many years before its demolition in 2004. A single, faded, Verification Mark, combined with the shape and profile of the vessel itself would also tend to date it to the early middle part of the Nineteenth Century. The Capacity Mark indicates a true Pint measure.

A finely patinated 19th Century 'pear', or 'baluster' formed pewter Ale Mug with turned rim with a 'broken' style handle and thumb-piece all on a heavy ogee moulded and banded base. A profusion of pseudo-hallmarks and touch marks indicate the age and manufacture of the vessell, with the lack of a crown stamped Imperial Measure mark perhaps suggesting a date earlier than 1826. The Capacity Mark indicates a true Pint measure.

A finely patinated, mid 19th Century, straight sided, pewter Ale Mug with turned rim and 'broken' style double-volute handle and thumb-piece all on a heavy ogee-moulded and banded base. An intriguing profusion of pseudo-hallmarks and touch marks on the vessel indicate a date of manufacture between 1826 and 1850 with the inspectors mark suggesting a use in the county of Kinross Shire in Scotland. The Capacity Mark indicates a true Pint measure.

An early 19th Century Pewter Ale measure with spout. An articulated 'broken' style, double-volute handle with a notched thumb-piece and is set on a tapering 'pear shape' barrell with broad banding and a turned rim, all on a heavy ogee moulded base. An attractive Petwerers Mark indicates its manufacture in the environs of the City of London, specifically at the firms of Harton & Sons, Pewterers of High Holborn. The retrospective introduction of a 'Capacity Mark', notwithstanding, it likely dates from the mid 1860s. A hand-cut design on the outward-facing side of the vessell indicates the initials of an historic owner while underneath the name of the Royal Oak public house is extant.

engraved to front.

A hughly patinated and worn, early 19th Century pewter Ale Mug. The vessels is decorated with broad banding and turned rim with an articulated single volute style handle and notched thumb-piece all on a heavy ogee moulded base. The mug is unmarked with but the form, weight and wear suggest an early 19th Century date.

with lightly hammered body, stamped 'Argent' Pewter to base.