Lot Essay
The attribution of this mark is based on research by Dr. David Mitchell for the Goldsmiths' Company.
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LONDON, 1685, MAKER'S MARK RP, PELLET BELOW, PROBABLY FOR ROBERT POCOCK
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A JAMES II SILVER TANKARD
LONDON, 1685, MAKER'S MARK RP, PELLET BELOW, PROBABLY FOR ROBERT POCOCK
Tapering cylindrical and with foliage-chased lower body, the hinged cover later chased with foliage and with a scroll cast thumbpiece, with scroll handle, engraved with a crest, marked near handle and on cover
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) high
41 oz. 6 dwt. (1,285 gr.)
LONDON, 1685, MAKER'S MARK RP, PELLET BELOW, PROBABLY FOR ROBERT POCOCK
Tapering cylindrical and with foliage-chased lower body, the hinged cover later chased with foliage and with a scroll cast thumbpiece, with scroll handle, engraved with a crest, marked near handle and on cover
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) high
41 oz. 6 dwt. (1,285 gr.)
Provenance
Dreweatts and Bloomsbury; Newbury, 28 September 2011, lot 380.
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