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A SWEDISH PARCEL-GILT SILVER TANKARD
Lot 159

A SWEDISH PARCEL-GILT SILVER TANKARD

MARK OF INCUSE E, JÖNKÖPING, LAST QUARTER OF 17TH CENTURY

Closed25 February 2014

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A SWEDISH PARCEL-GILT SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF INCUSE E, JÖNKÖPING, LAST QUARTER OF 17TH CENTURY
Squat cylindrical on three leaf and pomegranate feet, with pomegranate thumbpiece, the ribbed handle terminating in an escutcheon engraved with a reversed and interlaced monogram and the date 2/8/1671, plain sides, cover engraved witth flowers and foliage around a large inset medallion by Peter van Abeele depicting Princess Mary and the child Prince William (III) of Orange (Eimer no. 192), gilt interior
6.3/4 in. high (17.5 cm.)
27 oz. (837 gm.)

Specialist note

Jönköping introduced it's first date letter cycle in 1689, making incuse "E" 1693. However one would also expect a maker's mark at this date whereas prior to 1689 one would encounter a town mark and maker's mark only so perhaps the incuse "E" is a maker's mark? A Per Eriksson is noted working from the mid 1650s through the 1660s and later.