CIRCA 1750, THE MOUNT 1793
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A German fayence pewter-mounted cylindrical tankard
Circa 1750, the mount 1793
Painted in manganese and green with Mezzetin(?) before a town and flanked by trees, the pewter cover incised with billing doves perched on a heart among foliage above a name and the date 1793 (section of rim including head of Mezzetin broken, three cracks to rim, glaze flaking to handle), blue V/G mark
10in. (25.5cm.) high overall
Circa 1750, the mount 1793
Painted in manganese and green with Mezzetin(?) before a town and flanked by trees, the pewter cover incised with billing doves perched on a heart among foliage above a name and the date 1793 (section of rim including head of Mezzetin broken, three cracks to rim, glaze flaking to handle), blue V/G mark
10in. (25.5cm.) high overall