Lot Essay
The arms are those of Long of Rood Ashton impaling Bayly, Bristol
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LONDON, 1654, MAKER'S MARK RF (JACKSON, REV. ED., P. 120, LINE 17)
Details
A FINE COMMONWEALTH SILVER TANKARD
London, 1654, Maker's Mark RF (Jackson, rev. ed., p. 120, line 17)
Cylindrical, with flaring circular foot, the flat cover with bifurcated thumbpiece, the scroll handle with shield-shaped terminal, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms within crossed fronds, marked near rim and on cover
7 in. (19.68 cm.) high; 32 oz. (1128 gr.)
London, 1654, Maker's Mark RF (Jackson, rev. ed., p. 120, line 17)
Cylindrical, with flaring circular foot, the flat cover with bifurcated thumbpiece, the scroll handle with shield-shaped terminal, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms within crossed fronds, marked near rim and on cover
7 in. (19.68 cm.) high; 32 oz. (1128 gr.)
Provenance
Mrs. Winston F.C. Guest, Sotheby's, New York, June 13, 1981, lot 49
S.J. Shrubsole
S.J. Shrubsole