Lot 796
  • 796

a large Swiss pewter measure, so-called "Bauchkanne", Alvazzi e Castel, Sion Early 19th century

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 EUR
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Description

  • height 33.7cm
the baluster-shaped body turned with concentric lines and a band around the neck, applied with bell-shaped foot rim, plain strap handle, the thumb rest formed by twin ram's heads above twin hinge, the lid with finial en suite struck with maker's mark, quality mark, town mark and the roman numerals LXXV, silver grey varnished patina

Literature

Literature:
Philips / Dubbe no. 198

Related Literature:
Bossard 1934, pp. 241-242

Schneider 1970, pp. 116-134

Boijmans 2005, no. 384