Sale 5377
London
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30 - 31 May 2012
Price realised
GBP 8,750
Estimate
A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD YORK, 1683, MAKER'S MARK IO, POSSIBLY FOR JOHN OLIVER Tapering cylindrical, the flat hinged cover with a scroll thumbpiece, later engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked near handle, on cover and on handle 6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high 21 oz. 10 dwt. (669 gr.) The arms are those of Preston.
Provenance
The Late Sir Charles Clore; Christie's, London, 28 November 1985, lot 46.
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