Rare Antique Pewter Quart Pub Jug, W Whymark, Young Prince, Blue Anchor Rd c1830

This is a great antique pewter quart tavern jug, fully marked and engraved with the pub name on the side along with the owners name.

This wonderful tankard style jug has pewter touchmarks beside the handle that guarantee the quality of the pewter, but also the verification for it being a ‘QUART’ measure. The makers touchmark is missing, although the design of this measure is identical to those produced by Loftus, Oxford Street, London. Each side of the handle it has the excise marks, below 'QUART' is a number ‘3’ possibly indicating that at  some point the Edinburgh excise office had verified the measure. There is also a City of London mark, both of these marks would have been used between 1836 when the Weights & Measures Act came into force and 1878 when an amendment to the act bought in standardised marks across the country with a number to indicate the authority. This style of jug was made in both the Georgian and Victorian periods, it is difficult to date the jug as the excise marks maybe a later addition than its manufacture, also these marks were only introduced in 1836 and were not always adhered to. Also it has clearly travelled between various authorities through its life with marks and engravings added over time.

The side of the jug is beautifully engraved with the name of the owner and the pub, 'W. Whymark, Young Prince, Blue Anchor Rd.' Sadly I have not been able to identify the location of the pub.

The jug is offered in good antique condition, with some undulations and rich dark patina, as you would expect with antique pewter, it measures approx. 15.5cm by 16cm at the widest point and weighs 835g.

A wonderful addition for a collector.

Please see my pictures for the details of the condition.

Thanks for looking and Happy Bidding!

I am always happy to combine postage, all I ask if you let me know if you are bidding on more than one item within a few days of each other. I will pack and weigh the items together and get the best possible price that I can, sometimes weight or value might dictate that I send multiple parcels to get a better value for you