Set of Eight Antique Graduated English Haystack Copper Jugs

Lovely pot bellied glazed earthenware walnut oil jug with triple handles and spout is from the Périgord region in the Dordogne, France The jug was used to hold and transport walnut...

Antique Restauration period single drawer,, single ledge painted side table with scalloped skirt on 4 sides, It’s early construction made with dovetails and peg joints . This lovel...

A pair of 1920's English copper jugs with crocodile skin pattern on the body and original patina. Measurements: Larger - Height: 13", width: 10...

A 19th century English Victorian era copper half-gallon ale measure. impressive size, hand-crafted in traditional haystack form with a deep lip and pour spout, small neck, tapering bulbous body on broad base, with a large handle. Vessel body inscribed "Half Gallon", stamped maker's marks, 10, and tax marks to rim interior. circa 1875 The measure was used in taverns to truthfully measure ale or cider to protect society from fraud during trading transactions. With a largely illiterate population at the time, the interests of every citizen needed to be considered and cared for so stamped and sealed measures were used throughout the British Isles. For example, in 1309 it was decreed “The Standard of bushels, gallIons and ells shalI be sealed with an iron seal...