Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 26 August 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 26 August 2026

Catalogue

Lot 406: French Relief-Decorated Pewter Flask with Tavern Scene

This auction ended on August 26, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £20 - £40

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £12

A French rectangular pewter flask, . The front face features a detailed relief-cast genre scene in the seventeenth-century style, depicting several figures within a tavern setting amongst barrels. The flask is designed with rounded shoulders and a cylindrical screw-cap. The side of the body is stamped with a cursive mark reading Etain 95 per cent, indicating the piece is made from a high-purity pewter alloy. A manufacturing seam is visible running vertically along the side edges.

Height: 60mm.