22nd Jul, 2016 10:30

The Silver Auction

 
  Lot 375
 

LATER EMBOSSED LATE GEORGE I SILVER TANKARD maker Edward Vincent, London 1726, body, lid and handle hallmarked, with volute thumb piece on a double-doomed hinged lid, double scroll handle with horn insulators, later embossed and chased in the late Gerogian or Victorian era in the Rococo style with acanthus leaves, c-scrolls and flowers, then later still a spout has been added to the front and the rim of the lid cut down to fit, engraved with monogram 'AHB' and dates 1950 & 1975, approximately 1066g, 19cm high Note: This piece has been largely altered at a later date. The top rim of the body has been cut and modified to attach a lip. Although the later embossing has worked around the original period hallmarks. The base has been removed and a new base soldered in, stuck with only the lion passant mark.

 

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Sold for £600
Estimated at £600 - £1,000


 
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