MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN KING, LONDON, 1772
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A GEORGE III SILVER COVERED TANKARD
Maker's mark of John King, London, 1772
Pear-shaped, on spreading reeded foot, with applied girdle and scroll handle with spade terminal, the hinged domed cover with loop thumbpiece, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms within a rococo cartouche and foliate manteling, marked under the base and inside cover
8in. (20.3cm.) high; 23.5oz. (730gr.)
Maker's mark of John King, London, 1772
Pear-shaped, on spreading reeded foot, with applied girdle and scroll handle with spade terminal, the hinged domed cover with loop thumbpiece, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms within a rococo cartouche and foliate manteling, marked under the base and inside cover
8in. (20.3cm.) high; 23.5oz. (730gr.)