Lot Essay
The present tankard is almost identical to a pair of tankards by the same maker in the Gilbert Collection (see Timothy Schroder, The Gilbert Collection of Gold and Silver, 1988, fig. 14, pp. 76-78
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LONDON, 1604, MAKER'S MARK IB ROSETTE BELOW (JACKSON, REV. ED., P. 103, LINE 14, PROBABLY FOR JOHN BOTTOMLEY)
Details
A FINE JAMES I SILVER-GILT TANKARD
London, 1604, Maker's Mark IB rosette below (Jackson, rev. ed., p. 103, line 14, probably for John Bottomley)
Tapering cylindrical, the domed cover with turned finial, the scrolled handle engraved with arabesques and with a mask thumbpiece, the sides flat-chased with strapwork and stylized foliage, centering a shield prick-engraved with a merchant's mark between monogram EB, the base and cover repoussé and chased with fruit and strapwork, marked under base and on cover
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high; 21 oz. (667 gr.)
London, 1604, Maker's Mark IB rosette below (Jackson, rev. ed., p. 103, line 14, probably for John Bottomley)
Tapering cylindrical, the domed cover with turned finial, the scrolled handle engraved with arabesques and with a mask thumbpiece, the sides flat-chased with strapwork and stylized foliage, centering a shield prick-engraved with a merchant's mark between monogram EB, the base and cover repoussé and chased with fruit and strapwork, marked under base and on cover
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high; 21 oz. (667 gr.)
Provenance
Louis Huth Collection, Christie's, London, May 26, 1905, lot 46
The Lord Astor of Hever, Christie's, London, June 24, 1981, lot 102
S.J. Phillips
The Lord Astor of Hever, Christie's, London, June 24, 1981, lot 102
S.J. Phillips
Literature
Illustrated Catalogue of Silversmith's Work, London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1901, pl. XL, fig. 1
Sir Charles Jackson, An Illustrated History of English Plate, London, 1911, rpt. 1967, vol. II, p. 755, fig. 984
Michael Clayton, Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver, 1985, p. 35, fig. 4
Timothy Schroder, The Gilbert Collection of Gold & Silver, 1988, p. 76
Sir Charles Jackson, An Illustrated History of English Plate, London, 1911, rpt. 1967, vol. II, p. 755, fig. 984
Michael Clayton, Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver, 1985, p. 35, fig. 4
Timothy Schroder, The Gilbert Collection of Gold & Silver, 1988, p. 76
Exhibited
Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1901