A 19th century pewter baluster flagon, elaborately cast in ...

Hammer

£50

A 19th century pewter baluster flagon, elaborately cast in relief with parrots in reserves of extensive flowers and fecund foliage, conforming hinged domed cover centred by a spherical finial and enclosing a ceramic liner, Renaissance mask spout, scroll handle with lotus and acanthus, circular plinth foot, 35cm high, Rogers & Co., patent dated 1868

Provenance: '[...] This is the old Water Beaker for using in [Orthodox] Greek Churches - this one came from Odessa [then the Russian Empire, now Ukraine] [...]', 20th century manuscript note.