A George III tapering lidded tankard on a skirted foot and with a scroll handle and inset wooden base, the domed hinged cover with openwork trefoil thumbpiece, the body decorated with bright-cut friezes and engraved with initials within an oval cartouche with bow surmounts, John Lambe, London 1785, incuse mark - 7½in, 29.75oz gross.See Illustration