Lot 175
Auction: 23 November 2008 at 15:00 GMT
Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000
Description
A pair of George III Royal silver-gilt lidded tankards
William Holmes, London 1802-03
the flat lids with reeded and stippled bands, centrally engraved Royal coat of arms and initials ‘CR’ under a coronet, the thumbpiece of pierced form, the slight tapering sides with reeded bands and deeply stipple ground, plain scroll handle (2)
18.5cm high, 78oz
Heraldry:
Consisting of the Royal Ducal coronet surmounting the crest within the Garter for a son of George III and a Royal crown above the monogram ‘CR’ in script
William Holmes, London 1802-03
the flat lids with reeded and stippled bands, centrally engraved Royal coat of arms and initials ‘CR’ under a coronet, the thumbpiece of pierced form, the slight tapering sides with reeded bands and deeply stipple ground, plain scroll handle (2)
18.5cm high, 78oz
Heraldry:
Consisting of the Royal Ducal coronet surmounting the crest within the Garter for a son of George III and a Royal crown above the monogram ‘CR’ in script
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