AN ENGLISH SILVER LIDDED TANKARD WITH SPOUT

Bearing marks for Newcastle, 1754 TW

The bulbous body chased with scrolls and leafage over floral sprays all centering a scroll reserve with a later-engraved crest, the straight-sided neck and spout with leafage chasing below a domed hinged lid with a volute scrolled thumbpiece, all on a reeded everted foot. Spout and chasing later, handle with later insulators, solder repairs to sides, lid marked London 1758 WP/WS. H: 7-1/2 in.; wt.: 17 oz.