ID 992668
Lot 187 | A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
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.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tankards |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tankards |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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