Lot 863: Sold for £2,400 hammer

Estimate £800-£1,200

A Victorian brass alloy Imperial bushel measure and half-bushel measure, for the town of Workington, Cumberland, dated 1882, the bushel with maker's mark De Grave & Co, London, both with indenture number 1113, various verification marks, the bushel diameter 49.5cm x height 23cm, half bushel diameter 39cm x height 18cm. (2)

Footnote:
Previously sold by Cumbria County Council with Bonhams, Chester, The Oak Interior, 18th October 2012, lots 45 and 46.

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