Silver & Objects of Vertu - 18th July 2017

Lot 138

An 18th century Scandinavian silver peg tankard

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1500

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Description

An 18th century Scandinavian silver peg tankard,

maker's mark PC, script,

circular form, scroll handle with a cherub mask mount, the hinged cover with a rampant lion and ball thumb-piece and set with a coin and inscribed and dated '1761', the body also with an inscription, the interior with four pegs, on three foliate capped cone feet, height 17.5cm, approx. weight 19.5oz.