The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Charles II silver tankard
probably John Crutall, London
1678
with domed cover, recumbent lion thumbpiece, the scroll handle, pierce with fleur-de lis, body chased with acanthus leaves and engraved with the arms of Knatchbull, the underside stipple initialled OHE, fully marked
18.5cm. high
923gr, 29oz 14dwt
The arms are those of Knatchbull, baronets of Mersham Hatch, Kent, probably for Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Bt.
For a full text on the probable maker behind the IC mark see: David M. Mitchell, Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London, London, 2017, p.350
The tankard includes a typed note from the silver specialist H.R. Jessop Ltd.