Lot Essay
Cf. Jonathan Horne, A Catalogue of English Brown Stoneware from the 17th and 18th Centuries (1985), no. 73 and by the same author A Collection of Early English Pottery part XI (1991), no. 303.
CIRCA 1700, THE SILVER WITH MAKER'S MARK C M WITHIN AN INDENTED RECTANGULAR PUNCH
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A lead-glazed stoneware silver-mounted tankard
Circa 1700, the silver with maker's mark C M within an indented rectangular punch
Of cylindrical form, with grooved loop handle, the upper part with dark-brown, the lower part with cream slip, covered in a clear lead glaze, with a reeded base, the silver mount engraved with the initials L I * I and with 2 = 19, the lower part of the mount cut with pendant foliage
8in. (20cm.) high
Circa 1700, the silver with maker's mark C M within an indented rectangular punch
Of cylindrical form, with grooved loop handle, the upper part with dark-brown, the lower part with cream slip, covered in a clear lead glaze, with a reeded base, the silver mount engraved with the initials L I * I and with 2 = 19, the lower part of the mount cut with pendant foliage
8in. (20cm.) high