A George III lusterware tankard with Nowegian silver mounts
A George III lusterware tankard with Nowegian silver mounts

THE BODY ENGLISH, CIRCA 1810, THE SILVER COVER WITH MAKER'S MARK OF CHRISTIAN BRS, BERGEN, 1848

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A George III lusterware tankard with Nowegian silver mounts
The body English, circa 1810, the silver cover with maker's mark of Christian Brs, Bergen, 1848
The cylindrical body printed in black with a scene of classical musicians and priest offering libations at an altar, all within purple luster bands, the hinged domed cover chased with strapwork, bird's masks and rosettes on a pounced ground, the centre engraved with a cypher 'JHIMO', dated 1732, within ribbon-tied laurel wreath, with ball thumbpiece, marked on cover
3.5/8in. (19.5cm.) high

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