Lot Essay
A Tyler tankard, possibly the same, was illustrated by Firestone and Parson in The Magazine Antiques, February 1971, p. 202
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERIC MARTIN WUNSCH
A SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF ANDREW TYLER, BOSTON, CIRCA 1720
Details
A SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF ANDREW TYLER, BOSTON, CIRCA 1720
Tapering cylindrical, on reeded foot, the flat domed cover with reeded and crenellated lip, with baluster finial, the scroll handle with baluster drop, dolphin and mask thumb piece and mask terminal, the handle engraved F over I*R, marked on each side of handle, on cover and under base, with Kane mark B
6 ¾ in. (16.9 cm.) high; 20 oz. 10 dwt. (649 gr.)
MARK OF ANDREW TYLER, BOSTON, CIRCA 1720
Tapering cylindrical, on reeded foot, the flat domed cover with reeded and crenellated lip, with baluster finial, the scroll handle with baluster drop, dolphin and mask thumb piece and mask terminal, the handle engraved F over I*R, marked on each side of handle, on cover and under base, with Kane mark B
6 ¾ in. (16.9 cm.) high; 20 oz. 10 dwt. (649 gr.)
Literature
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 943
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