Live Auction 1162Centuries of Style, Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
AN ELIZABETH I SILVER-GILT TANKARD
Lot 430 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

AN ELIZABETH I SILVER-GILT TANKARD

LONDON, 1575, MAKER'S MARK HC WITH A HAND HOLDING A HAMMER BETWEEN, POSSIBLY FOR HENRY COLVILLE

Closed27 November 2013

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AN ELIZABETH I SILVER-GILT TANKARD
LONDON, 1575, MAKER'S MARK HC WITH A HAND HOLDING A HAMMER BETWEEN, POSSIBLY FOR HENRY COLVILLE
Tapering cylindrical and on circular foot, chased with strapwork, fruits and foliage on matted ground, the body chased with a band of strapwork foliage and fruits between bands of scrolling foliage and ribbed collars, the scroll handle engraved with foliate scrolls, the hinged domed cover with scroll thumbpiece and baluster finial, chased with bosses, scrolls and fruit on a pounced ground, marked underneath, on cover bezel and inside cover
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high
16 oz. 16 dwt. (523 gr.)

Morgan Stuart Williams (1846-1909) of Aberpergwm and St. Donat's Castle.
The Trustees of Godfrey H. Williams; Sotheby's, London, 8 December 1949, lot 144 (£950).
A Gentleman; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1964, lot 108, (£4,000 to Black).