Lot Essay
The arms are those of Sheppard
MAKER'S MARK OF HUMPHREY PAYNE, LONDON, 1726
Details
A George I silver tankard
maker's mark of Humphrey Payne, London, 1726
Plain tapering cylindrical and on moulded rim foot, the body applied with moulded mid-rib and with scroll handle, corkscrew thumbpiece and hinged domed cover, engraved with a coat-of-arms within plume mantling, further engraved beneath the base 'Ex Dono WH ad R*S 1727, marked on side and cover
7¾in. (19.5cm.) high
34ozs. (1,067grs.)
maker's mark of Humphrey Payne, London, 1726
Plain tapering cylindrical and on moulded rim foot, the body applied with moulded mid-rib and with scroll handle, corkscrew thumbpiece and hinged domed cover, engraved with a coat-of-arms within plume mantling, further engraved beneath the base 'Ex Dono WH ad R*S 1727, marked on side and cover
7¾in. (19.5cm.) high
34ozs. (1,067grs.)