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MAKER'S MARK APPARENTLY UNKNOWN, H.P & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1862
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A Victorian silver tankard
Maker's mark apparently unknown, H.P & Co., Birmingham, 1862
The stepped and spreading base rising to a conical body, engraved with foliate-and scroll-mounted shaped cartouches depicting Egyptian scenes, and engraved with initials :RS, the spout chased with a mask, scroll-shaped handle surmounted by a putto and the stepped cover with putto on swan finial
33 cm. (13 in.) high
marked at the body
2312 gr.
Maker's mark apparently unknown, H.P & Co., Birmingham, 1862
The stepped and spreading base rising to a conical body, engraved with foliate-and scroll-mounted shaped cartouches depicting Egyptian scenes, and engraved with initials :RS, the spout chased with a mask, scroll-shaped handle surmounted by a putto and the stepped cover with putto on swan finial
33 cm. (13 in.) high
marked at the body
2312 gr.