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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A Charles II silver tankard
LONDON, 1693, MARK OF EB IN SHAPED SHIELD
Details
A Charles II silver tankard
London, 1693, mark of EB in shaped shield
Slightly tapering cylindrical, with reeded base, the stepped cover with flat top and shaped lip, the scroll handle with corkscrew thumbpiece joined to the cover with a beaded rat-tail, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within baroque cartouche, fully marked on side and cover
6¾in. (17cm.) high
24oz. (760gr.)
London, 1693, mark of EB in shaped shield
Slightly tapering cylindrical, with reeded base, the stepped cover with flat top and shaped lip, the scroll handle with corkscrew thumbpiece joined to the cover with a beaded rat-tail, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within baroque cartouche, fully marked on side and cover
6¾in. (17cm.) high
24oz. (760gr.)
Provenance
The Property of William Randolph Hearst, Esq., removed from St. Donat's Castle, Wales; Christie's London, 14 December 1938, lot 65 (£72 to Harris)