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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN ELIZABETH I SILVER-GILT TANKARD
LONDON, 1575, MAKER'S MARK HC WITH A HAND HOLDING A HAMMER BETWEEN, POSSIBLY FOR HENRY COLVILLE
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AN ELIZABETH I SILVER-GILT TANKARD
LONDON, 1575, MAKER'S MARK HC WITH A HAND HOLDING A HAMMER BETWEEN, POSSIBLY FOR HENRY COLVILLE
Tapering cylindrical and on circular foot, chased with strapwork, fruits and foliage on matted ground, the body chased with a band of strapwork foliage and fruits between bands of scrolling foliage and ribbed collars, the scroll handle engraved with foliate scrolls, the hinged domed cover with scroll thumbpiece and baluster finial, chased with bosses, scrolls and fruit on a pounced ground, marked underneath, on cover bezel and inside cover
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high
16 oz. 16 dwt. (523 gr.)
LONDON, 1575, MAKER'S MARK HC WITH A HAND HOLDING A HAMMER BETWEEN, POSSIBLY FOR HENRY COLVILLE
Tapering cylindrical and on circular foot, chased with strapwork, fruits and foliage on matted ground, the body chased with a band of strapwork foliage and fruits between bands of scrolling foliage and ribbed collars, the scroll handle engraved with foliate scrolls, the hinged domed cover with scroll thumbpiece and baluster finial, chased with bosses, scrolls and fruit on a pounced ground, marked underneath, on cover bezel and inside cover
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high
16 oz. 16 dwt. (523 gr.)
Provenance
Morgan Stuart Williams (1846-1909) of Aberpergwm and St. Donat's Castle.
The Trustees of Godfrey H. Williams; Sotheby's, London, 8 December 1949, lot 144 (£950).
A Gentleman; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1964, lot 108, (£4,000 to Black).
The Trustees of Godfrey H. Williams; Sotheby's, London, 8 December 1949, lot 144 (£950).
A Gentleman; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1964, lot 108, (£4,000 to Black).
Literature
'£950 for Elizabethan Tankard', The Times, 9 December 1949, p. 7, col d.
'£75,637 For Silver', The Times, 10 July 1964, p. 16, col. d.
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, P. 49.
'£75,637 For Silver', The Times, 10 July 1964, p. 16, col. d.
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, P. 49.
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 30.
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