Silver and Coins - 29th October 2008

Lot 1562

An Elizabeth I Silver mounted 'tigerware' flagon

Estimate £12,000 - £15,000

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Description

An Elizabeth I Silver mounted 'tigerware' flagon, the mounts embossed with fruit, masks and formal scroll cartouches, the domed cover with a box hinge pricked R C (between mullets) and cast openwork. Leaf and bud thumb piece, the foot with engraved inventory number 11038 and struck four times with a maker's mark, unascribed possibly West Country, 1575-1585. 12in (30.5cm).