A Charles II silver tankard

A Charles II silver tankard,

makers mark ID conjoined, London 1673,

tapering circular form, the flat hinged cover with a scroll thumb-piece, the front engraved with an armorial within foliate scroll mantling, scroll handle, scratch initialled 'E*B', '14lb 1731', height 17cm, approx. weight 30oz.

For makers mark see: Jackson's, Ian Pickford Edition, The Antique Collector's Club, 1989, page 492, where this mark is attributed to John Douthwaite of Newcastle.