Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 21st October 2026

Lot 716

A Britannia standard silver reproduction tankard,

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000

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Description

A Britannia standard silver reproduction tankard,
by D and J Wellby, London 1937,
tapering circular form, the flat hinged cover with a pierced feather scroll thumb-piece, scroll handle, inscribed 'be wise, be fair, be bold, be quick, be thorough', the inside of the cover and the underside of the base with presentation inscriptions, height 19.5cm, approx. weight 34oz, accompanied with a handwritten letter of the 1 Oct 1937 which states 'Replica of a tankard made at Hull in 1680, wrought by Arthur Carter, engraved by Walter Steel, for Messrs. D and J Wellby Ltd. Garrick Street'.