Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 28th April 2021
Lot 1895
A George I silver tankard
Estimate £1,000 - £1,200 | Hammer £5500
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Description
A George I silver tankard,
by Joseph Clare, London 1716,
tapering circular form, with a girdle, and engraved with an armorial within foliate scroll mantling, the scroll handle engraved with a bird and inscribed 'Beak Galley In Norris,' dome hinged cover with a fluted thumb-piece, on a raised circular foot, height 18.7cm, approx. weight 23.9oz.
The armorial is that of Norreys/Norris.