Lot Essay
For the same maker's mark see Jackson, Ian Pickford ed., p.311
THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE SIR SIDNEY NOLAN, O.M., A.C., C.B.E.
A RARE CHARLES I PROVINCIAL SILVER-MOUNTED SLIGHTLY-TAPERING SERPENTINE TANKARD, on reeded foot and with scroll handle, hinged cover and double lobed thumbpiece, by Robert Mathew, Barnstable, circa 1640, maker's mark struck four times and also with indistinct London hallmarks, probably for 1642
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A RARE CHARLES I PROVINCIAL SILVER-MOUNTED SLIGHTLY-TAPERING SERPENTINE TANKARD, on reeded foot and with scroll handle, hinged cover and double lobed thumbpiece, by Robert Mathew, Barnstable, circa 1640, maker's mark struck four times and also with indistinct London hallmarks, probably for 1642
5in. (12.5cm.) high
5in. (12.5cm.) high