A few examples of appraisal values for
JAMES YATES

• 9PC PEWTER MEASURING CUPS & TANKARDS
  9PC PEWTER MEASURING CUPS & TANKARDS United States, England,19th CenturyIncludes nine assorted tankards and measuring cups by James Yates, Yates & Birch, and others.
• 2 ENGLISH PUB MEASURES, HALF PINT SIZE
  2 ENGLISH PUB MEASURES, HALF PINT SIZE & QUART BYca. 1835 & 1826 dated; two English pub measures, probably Britannia alloy: spouted quart size ale jug, slightly bulbous footed cylinder with James Yates touch (Birmingham) and Queen Victoria sealer's mark, 4 1/4"d, 6 1/4"h, Condition: some superficial surface abrasions, typical age & use wear; half pint size mug, SM touch (unknown maker), King George the 4th sealer's mark dated 1826, cylindrical shape with slightly concaved sides, 3"d, 3 3/4"h, Condition: slight denting, small repair to foot split, typical age & use wear
• GROUP OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PEWTER
  GROUP OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PEWTER Group of American and European pewter, including (2) chargers, greatest 16.5"dia; (2) Lumley & Co. Ltd 1/2 pint tankards; swirl molded coffee pot; James Yates 1 pint jug; trophy jug for Conanicut Park Open Race, dated 1892, etc.
• COLLECTION ANTIQUE PEWTERPints, quart,
  COLLECTION ANTIQUE PEWTERPints, quart, platters,teapot, plates. Some with marks: L. Terry, James Mathews platters; E. Smith teapot; Yates & Birch and James Yates pints. pints 4"H E. Smith 7.5 platters 12,15 dia. plates 9 (BBRA10467/24)(JP) Condition: dents, bends
• (6) ENGLISH PEWTER TANKARD & MEASURES,
  (6) ENGLISH PEWTER TANKARD & MEASURES, 19TH C.(lot of 6) English pewter tankard and measures, 19th c., including: (1) half-pint tankard, James Yates (Birmingham, fl.1800-1840), Bristol City circled verification mark, crown over CBC (Bristol County of City), (1) half-pint measure, James Yates, bulbous form, with scroll handle, (1) gill measure, (1) half-gill measure, Gaskell and Chambers (Birmingham), (1) quarter-gill measure, crown VR (Victoria Regina) verification mark, (1) eight-gill measure, Harry Mason Ltd. (Birmingham); largest: approx 3.75"h, 2.25lbs total **Provenance: O'Neill-Leonard Antiques, Westlake Hills, Texas**
• (5) PEWTER MUGS & MEASURES, 19TH C.(lot
  (5) PEWTER MUGS & MEASURES, 19TH C.(lot of 5) Pewter mugs and measures, 19th c., including: (1) Yates, Birch, & Spooner quart-sized mug, London, approx 6"h, (1) James Yates pint-sized mug, London, approx 4.5"h, (1) Roswell Gleason mug, Dorchester, Massachusetts, approx 6.75"h, (1) bulbous-form quart measure, with verification marks VR44 and ER44, approx 6.25"h, (1) pint-sized measure, with verification mark VR174, approx 5"h; some with bent rim or body, 7lbs total **Provenance: O'Neill-Leonard Antiques, Westlake Hills, Texas**
• (7) ANTIQUE PEWTER MEASURES & TANKARDS(lot
  (7) ANTIQUE PEWTER MEASURES & TANKARDS(lot of 7) Antique pewter measures and tankards, dates ranging from 17th-19th c., comprising: (1) small measure, Germany, with double acorn finials, touch marks depicting angel with trumpet and crest depicting castle, marked LB, approx 3.5"h, (1) James Yates lidded bulbous-form six gram measure, Birmingham, England, 4.25"h, (1) William Munden & Edward Grove lidded flagon, London, approx 6.5"h, (1) lidded flagon, unmarked, approx 5.75"h, (1) Nathaniel Rider lidded baluster-form measure, London, date marked 1679, approx 5.25"h, (1) James Moyes half-pint lidded measure, Scotland, approx 4.75"h, (1) John de St. Croix lidded baluster measure, Channel Island of Jersey, approx 8.5"h; some with bent rim or body, 7lbs total **Provenance: O'Neill-Leonard Antiques, Westlake Hills, Texas**
• ENGLISH ROCOCO CAST IRON CONSOLEMonumental
  ENGLISH ROCOCO CAST IRON CONSOLEMonumental English Rococo Cast Iron Console, mid-19th c., labeled "James Yates/ Rotherham/ Registered March 22, 1842/ #1148", serpentine variegated marble top, scrolled acanthine apron centered by mythological mask, exuberant foliate and C scrolled cabriole legs, pierced stretcher, heavily scrolled feet, h. 33 1/2 in., w. 60 1/2 in., d. 25 1/2 in.
• 19TH- 20TH C. PEWTER, SEVEN PIECES,
  19TH- 20TH C. PEWTER, SEVEN PIECES, INCLUDING: THREE MID-19TH C. COFFEE POTS, MAKERS INCLUDE FREEMEN PORTER OF MAINE, GRISWALD OF CONNECTICUT, AND BOARDMAN HALL OF PENNSYLVANIA, TWO BALUSTER FORM AND ONE LIGHTHOUSE FO...19th- 20th C. Pewter, seven pieces, including: three mid-19th C. coffee pots, makers include Freemen Porter of Maine, Griswald of Connecticut, and Boardman Hall of Pennsylvania, two baluster form and one lighthouse form, tallest being approx. 11" h., the Freemen Porter has repairs to base, the Boardman Hall has damage to top handle; one James Yates teapot, English 19th C., pear form, denting to lid, wear to other portions of form; candle holder with abnormally wide heavy base; double burner fluid lamp; Wilton Armetale creamer, New York 20th C.; pieces which have makers are so identified by hallmarks at base, all pieces have wear consistent with age and use including oxidation, paint wear to handles, and blemishes, sold as-is.
• A LARGE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL
  A LARGE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL PEWTER SERVINGWARE (56) pieces, mostly 18th-19th centuries, many with various hallmarks and capacity marks, including: (6) round plates with marks for Townsend & Compton of London, Samuel Ellis, and Thomas Swanson (8 in.); (5) round chargers (largest 15 in.), a hexagonal charger (17 1/4 in.); (11) handled tavern mugs with makers including James Yates, Yates & Birch, James Dixon & Son, and others (tallest 5 in.); a footed Sheffield creamer and sugar with marks of "Dixon & Son," circa 1829 (tallest 4 1/2 in.); three casters, the shortest marked James Dixon & Sons / Sheffield (tallest 5 in.); a pewter sandwich box with mark of James Dixon & Sons (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.); (4) porringers (largest 6 in. diameter); a floral form serving bowl (10 1/4 in.); two floral form plates (9 1/2 in.); (3) pair of candlesticks and oil lamp large double handled bowl with fitted undertray having 1735 date and tower hallmark (15 in.); (3) oval dishes, unmarked (7 in.); fireside cookware pot with swing handle with crowned rose stamp to underside (7 1/2 in. diameter); (7) graduated French pewter measures (7 in. tallest).
• 3 ENGLISH PEWTER MEASURESca. early-mid
  3 ENGLISH PEWTER MEASURESca. early-mid 19th century; cylindrical with slight taper one pint by James Yates (Birmingham & London) with sealer's mark of Victoria, 4"d, 4 1/2"h, Condition: surface scale, dented foot, may be cracked into interior, other dents; one pine baluster shape by James Yates and Victoria and other sealer's mark, 3 3/4"d, 5"h, Condition: handle reattached at rim, dented rim with short cracks, more dents; "U" shape one quart by "Yates, Birch & Co", William V sealer's mark, 4 1/4"d, 6 1/2"h, Condition: scale on handle, surface wear and dents
• 4 ENGLISH PEWTER/BRITANNIA QUART MEASURESca.
  4 ENGLISH PEWTER/BRITANNIA QUART MEASURESca. early 19th century; baluster form with touches of James Yates, Birmingham and London, 1800-1840: one with sealer's mark of George IV and Edward VII, another with sealer's mark of Victoria and another with sealer's mark of Victoria and Edward VII; 4 3/4"d, 6"h; Condition: some denting, slight pitting, one is uniformly scaled
• A Pair of Important Gothic Revival Cast
  A Pair of Important Gothic Revival Cast Iron Benches mid-19th c. the backs with quatrefoils between barbed spokes shaped arms hexagonal lattice seat conforming rail straight legs stretchers height 34 in. width 55 in. depth 17 in. Note: The pattern for these high-style benches appears in simultaneous production in 1842 by James Yates (Rotherham England) and Israel P. Morris (Philadelphia) making this form one of the earliest made in the United States. A bench from the Morris foundry bearing the 1842 date which is installed in the garden at Richmond Plantation (Natchez Mississippi) is identical to those offered here. Reference: Israel. Antique Garden Ornament Two Centuries of American Taste p. 82 fig. 6.7
• A Very Rare English Cast Iron and Marble
  A Very Rare English Cast Iron and Marble Top Console Table mid-19th c. signed James Yates Rotherham registry mark for March 22 1842 No. 1148 in the Rococo taste serpentine white marble top height 32 3/4 in. width 60 1/2 in. depth 25 1/2 in. Note: James Yates acquired the Walker Foundry in 1823 and operated with several partners until 1838 as sole proprietor as seen on the 1842 label here. Yates remained on his own until 1846 when he partnered with George Haywood and John Drable. Yates was very active and had registered 66 designs with the British patent office by 1883. Reference: Israel. Antique Garden Ornament Two Centuries of American Taste. p. 228.
• FOUR PIECES OF PEWTER. Engraved pewter
  FOUR PIECES OF PEWTER. Engraved pewter tankard interior marked for Grimes London mid-19th century. Finely engraved ''J. Topping'' with touch marks. 5''h. and a one quart tankard marked for James Yates Interior marked with a crowned X. Also stamped ''QUART''. 6 1/4''h. and a Yates pint tankard marked ''PINT'' and ''James Yates''. 5''h. Together with a pewter charger with three touch marks all partial - two reading ''IOHN'' the other appears to be ''I. HARRISON''. Rim with owner's mark ''GGP''. 15 1/2''dia. Yates tankard with repair. Grimes tankard with small hole in handle.
• English assembled set of six baluster-form
  English assembled set of six baluster-form pewter measures, and one extra similar measure capacity ranges from quarter gill to one quart, 19th century; quart measure has marks of James Yates, English Pewterer; sizes range from 2 in. H. x 2 1/2 in. W. to 6 in. H. x 6 in. W., and 1 3/4 in. H. x 2 1/4 in. W. for extra measure
• Group of seven assorted pewter cans
  Group of seven assorted pewter cans 19th century Including: a straight sided bearing the touch of 'James Yates', a baluster form with domed lid, mark illegible, a baluster form, marked 'W R' , a straight sided, engraved 'Gondola/ Barge', two baluster form, unmarked and a straight sided, unmarked. (7). Largest H: 7 1/2 in. PROVENANCE: From the collection of Harry Wetherstine, Germantown, Pennsylvania. ,200 Can with raised mid-band: partial X inside bottom. unmarked. Scratches under lip, crack above foot with some repair around it. Wear around foot and dents to body under the raised band. Lidded can: wear along foot and dents to body. Other baluster form: Wear to base, dent in foor, scratches and staining. Small baluster: dented foot. Yeates: bottom dented; whole stained. Gondola: dented. Other small baluster: severly dented on body and foot.
• Assembled set of six pewter measures
  Assembled set of six pewter measures james yates, london 19th century Each of belted baluster form. (6).