£2850
Dated: 1700 England
English brown stoneware tankard the top dipped in an iron wash. An impressed seal excise mark by the handle features a crown over the letter WR for William Rex. The scallop-shaped engraved silver rim of the tankard is stamped in Gothic letters three times with the initials TB. The tankard is in very stable condition despite ancient hairlines at the body.
Dimensions: 6.5 inches high
Current Condition: Stable hairlines as found,
Provenance: Retains the paper label of the Hines Collection.
Literature: A Catalogue of English Stoneware from the 17th and 18th centuries. Compiled by Jonathan Horne published 1985. English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900 by Oswald, Hildyard and Hughes published by Faber and Faber 1982
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English brown stoneware tankard the top dipped in an iron wash. An impressed seal excise mark by the handle features a crown over the letter WR for William Rex. The scallop-shaped engraved silver rim of the tankard is stamped in Gothic letters three times with the initials TB.
The tankard is in very stable condition despite ancient hairlines at the body.
| Dimensions | 6.5 in |
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