ID 696216
Lot 290 | AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
Estimate value
$ 12 000 – 18 000
MARK OF BENJAMIN WYNKOOP, NEW YORK, 1700-1720
Tapering cylindrical, the foot applied with a stiff-leaf border, the hinged flat-domed cover with shaped peak and engraved with bands of running foliage and corkscrew thumbpiece, the top further engraved with mirror cypher RMB, the scroll handle engraved with block initials R / M*M and with a cast cherub's head and scroll terminal, marked twice to left of handle, twice to top of cover, and once to underside
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
31 oz. 10 dwt. (980 gr.)
| Artist: | Benjamin Wynkoop (1673-1751) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Category: | Tankards |
| Artist: | Benjamin Wynkoop (1673-1751) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Category: | Tankards |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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