£320
A rare George III pewter spire flagon, Devon, circa 1780
Having a drum slightly bulging around the widest centre point near a heavy applied fillet, and with a lip and flared base, the double domed lid with knop, and drape-and-drop style handle with hooded ball terminal and diamond-shaped lower escutcheon, pierced heart thumbpiece, Churchwardens initials of 'DH over TP before CW to rim, label of George Grenfell, Exeter, (fl.1757-1784), (PS4022) to underside of base, height 34cm
Provenance: Formerly at Milton Abbot Church, Devon, until 1992. Thence Jan Gadd Collection.
The initials DH probably refer to a Daniel Hart, Churchwarden at Milton Abbot 1783-86 (source, Bishops Transcripts)
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