Live Auction 5931The Sunday Sale Including the Property of the Late Audrey Burton O.B.E.
Christie’s roundel
Lot 27

A GEORGE I LEATHER BLACKJACK

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Closed31 May 2009

Price Realised

GBP 1,000

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A GEORGE I LEATHER BLACKJACK
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
With an iron and leather swing handle, a old repaired spout in brass and a restored foot with terracotta in filling
20 in. (51 cm.) high

Specialist note

For similar examples see Oliver Baker's Black Jacks and Leather Bottells, printed for W.J.Fieldhouse by J.Burrow & Co, circa 1921. These large sized blackjacks or bombards have often been found in guilds, colleges and hospitals.