Lot Essay
An identical tankard though with differing engraving is illustrated in E. Barr, George Wickes, Royal Goldsmith 1698-1761, London, 1980, p.33, no.14c.
.jpg?w=1)
MARK OF GEORGE WICKES, LONDON, 1728
Details
A George II silver tankard
Mark of George Wickes, London, 1728
Tapering cylindrical and on rim foot, with double scroll handle, openwork scroll thumbpiece and hinged domed cover, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within baroque scalework and foliate scroll cartouche on a hatched ground, engraved 'S Salmon' beneath the base, marked on base and in cover, the base faintly engraved with scratchweight '35=17'
7¾in. (19.5cm.) high
35oz. (1,117gr.)
The arms are those of Salmon, Yorkshire
Mark of George Wickes, London, 1728
Tapering cylindrical and on rim foot, with double scroll handle, openwork scroll thumbpiece and hinged domed cover, the body engraved with a coat-of-arms within baroque scalework and foliate scroll cartouche on a hatched ground, engraved 'S Salmon' beneath the base, marked on base and in cover, the base faintly engraved with scratchweight '35=17'
7¾in. (19.5cm.) high
35oz. (1,117gr.)
The arms are those of Salmon, Yorkshire
Exhibited
Bury St Edmunds, Manor House Museum, 'George Wickes of Bury St Edmunds (1698-1761), Royal Goldsmith', no.10
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.