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MAKER'S MARK AH, MULLET ABOVE AND BELOW, LONDON, 1676
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A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD
MAKER'S MARK AH, MULLET ABOVE AND BELOW, LONDON, 1676
Slightly tapering, the lower body chased with acanthus leaves, the flat hinged cover with a double dolphin thumbpiece and an applied leaf, the scroll handle part beaded and pierced, engraved with a coat-of-arms within plumes, the base engraved with the initials 'SB', marked near handle, inside cover and on handle
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
34 oz. (1,050 gr.)
The arms are those of Blackwall impaling another
MAKER'S MARK AH, MULLET ABOVE AND BELOW, LONDON, 1676
Slightly tapering, the lower body chased with acanthus leaves, the flat hinged cover with a double dolphin thumbpiece and an applied leaf, the scroll handle part beaded and pierced, engraved with a coat-of-arms within plumes, the base engraved with the initials 'SB', marked near handle, inside cover and on handle
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
34 oz. (1,050 gr.)
The arms are those of Blackwall impaling another
Provenance
A Lady; Christie's London, 15 December 1953, lot 138, (£100 to Kaye)
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