ID 992682
Lot 190 | A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
LONDON, 1675, MAKER'S MARK II BETWEEN PELLETS IN HEART SHAPED CARTOUCHE, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN INNES
Plain cylindrical on a moulded foot, the lower body applied with plain band between two moulded ribs, the scroll handle with mid-rib, hinged flat-domed cover with lion sejant thumbpiece, engraved on body with a coat-of-arms flanked by crossed plumes, and on cover engraved with a crest and plumes, marked on body, cover and handle, also with scratchweight '38=15'
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) high
38 oz. 13 dwt. (1,203 gr.)
The arms and crest are those of Smith.
Provenance
Humphrey Wood F.S.A (1838-1904) of Chatham, solicitor and collector,
The Executors of Humphrey Wood, Esq., deceased; Christie's, London, 19 July 1904, lot 57 (£147 to Crichton).
With Crichton Brothers, London.
Col. William Fearon Tipping (1847-1911), of Brasted Place, Brasted, Kent;
Colonel Tipping, deceased, late of Brasted Place, Brasted, Kent; Christie's, London, 15 May 1911, lot 38 (£232 to Mallet).
A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 13 June 2000, lot 257 (cover lot).
Exhibited
London, The Victoria and Albert Museum, before 1911.
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 |
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