ENGLISH PEWTER TAZZA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

With effaced touchmark, crowned X, and owner's initials BSE

Carl and Celia Jacobs, Southwick, Massachusetts;
Katharine Prentis Murphy;
New Hampshire Historical Society;
Skinner, Boston, The Collection of Katharine Prentis Murphy, September 24, 1983, lot 3.

Scratches, wear and rubbing to surface. Some discoloration and oxidation, especially to rim and center. Some bending to rim; small dents throughout.
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