A George III North Country provincial tankard

£1,500 - £2,000 £1,500

A George III North Country provincial tankard, of baluster form on a spreading foot, the large scroll handle terminating in a heart shape, domed cover and chair-back thumbpiece, inscribed "To the memory of George Maxwell Masm who died Sept 14th 1732 William Charlton. Christopher Wilkie] Stewards 1800", by John Langlands, Newcastle 1799, 8.25in (21cm) high, 27oz.