Lot Essay
A similar silver-gilt tankard by Benjamin and James Smith of 1811 was sold Christie's New York, 19 April 1990, lot 205
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GEORGE III CYLINDRICAL TANKARD, with anthemion and rope-twist borders and similar rope-twist handle, the hinged slightly domed cover chased with a band of flutes and with detachable rosette finial and shell thumbpiece, engraved with a coat-of-arms, by Benjamin Smith, 1813
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A GEORGE III CYLINDRICAL TANKARD, with anthemion and rope-twist borders and similar rope-twist handle, the hinged slightly domed cover chased with a band of flutes and with detachable rosette finial and shell thumbpiece, engraved with a coat-of-arms, by Benjamin Smith, 1813
6¾in (17cm.) high
(46ozs.)
The arms are those Clerke impaling Bridger
6¾in (17cm.) high
(46ozs.)
The arms are those Clerke impaling Bridger