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LOT 2375
Pewter 'American Independence' Chocolate Pot
DATED 1776 A.D.
6 1/8 in. (386 grams, 15.5 cm).
Urn-shaped in profile with stepped foot, deep shoulder, scooped spout, separate bell-shaped lid with knop handle; strap handle with applied copper-alloy sheath; inscribed beneath spout 'M.F. 1776'; beneath foot, low-relief ''F.C.G.' and 'Zinn'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAquired in York circa 1985.
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
Possibly of German manufacture if the legend 'Zinn' denotes the word for 'tin', the major component in pewter.
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LOT 2375
Pewter 'American Independence' Chocolate Pot
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Post Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each with a pierced trefoil handle and sic base, one with three arrows motif, the other with sun in splendour, each supplied with an impression 8.87 grams total, 26-28 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
Greek Style Terracotta Plaque Frangment Group
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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