A George II provincial silver mustard pot

A George II provincial silver mustard pot,

by John Langlands, Newcastle, date letter worn, possibly 1757,

circular drum form, scroll handle, pierced thumb-piece, the hinged cover engraved with an armorial, with a blue glass liner, height 7.8cm, approx. weight 6.4oz.

Provenance; purchased for J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd., Mason's Yard, London 18 September 1994

Sotheby's 18 June 1987, lot 299.

The arms of Bourchier, a barony abeyant since 1646, engraved on a lozenge for a spinster.