A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD

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ID 992668
Lot 187 | A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD
A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD

LONDON, 1678, MAKER'S MARK RH WITH A CINQUEFOIL AND TWO PELLETS BELOW

Tapering cylindrical on moulded foot-rim, with hinged cover, flat chased in the chinoiserie style with Chinese figures, a fountain and a temple and exotic birds within foliage, the plain scroll handle pricked with initials BIM, marked on body, cover and handle

6 3/4 in. (17.4 cm.) high

25 oz. 16 dwt. (804 gr.)





Provenance

A Nobleman; Sotheby's, London, 22 January 1959, lot 145 (£660 to How),

With How of Edinburgh, London.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, 10 June 1993, lot 401.



Exhibited

London, The Royal Academy, The Age of Charles II, 1960-1961, no. 276, Lady Benson.



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