A Commonwealth silver beaker, maker's mark IC in heart, five-pointed star below, London, 1658

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3,000 - 5,000 USD

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Description

fully marked on base, the date letter struck twice with one overstruck by the maker's mark
silver
height 3 3/8 in.
8.6 cm

short with lightly flaring sides and molded baseband, the rim engraved with strapwork panels with foliated drops, engraved with early initials WC

George Parker, “Lighting and Dining in the Eighteenth Century: Silver Pewter, Brass and Bronze,” Wisconsin Academy Review, 43: 3 (Summer 1997), 14.