Potter
Session One
About the SessionFrom early Cape furniture to mid-century classics and contemporary pieces, this selection of furniture, ceramics, glass and bronzes, traces a journey through more than two hundred years of South African design.
LOT 529
Potter
Two Imperial brass measures, Potter, Poultry, London
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
About this Item
London, England
Two Imperial brass measures, Potter, Poultry, London
including a Standard Half Gallon and a Standard Quart, each engraved 'POTTER, POULTRY, LONDON',1880
(2)
(1) height: 15,5cm; diameter: 15,5cm; (2) height: 14cm; diameter: 12cm
Notes
Brass measures were used in the colonies to standardise the sale of agricultural goods, particularly grain, maize and other dry commodities. Using official measures ensured that both buyers and sellers traded fairly.
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