A George II silver tankard

A George II silver tankard,

by Richard Bayley, over stamped with maker's mark S.A, London 1738,

tapering circular form, part-fluted decoration, scroll handle with a heart-shaped terminal, flat hinged cover with a scroll thumb-piece, part-fluted decoration, below a rope-work girdle, the front with a vacant oval cartouche within scroll mantling, height 17.5cm, approx. weight 21oz.

Provenance: Bonhams, Bath, Selected Silver and Plate, 11 November 2002, lot 211.

This tankard was submitted to the Antique Plate Committee in June 2018, (APC9258), and the Committee is of the opinion that this article is hallmarked in accordance with the Hallmarking Act 1973.