A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD, LONDON, 1675, MAKER'S MARK RD A MULLET BELOW, POSSIBLY FOR RICHARD DRANSFIELD

A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD
LONDON, 1675, MAKER'S MARK RD A MULLET BELOW, POSSIBLY FOR RICHARD DRANSFIELD
Tapering cylindrical and with reeded borders, the flat hinged cover with double baluster finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms, the scroll handle engraved with initials 'E*I', engraved underneath with initials 'V' over 'DE', marked near handle, on cover and handle
6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high
20 oz. 8 dwt. (634 gr.)
The arms are those of Vaughan quartering others.

Provenance
Mary Sophie Stephens (d.1966), nee Sandys, wife of Lt. Col. Prof John William Watson Stephens (1865-1946), professor of tropical diseases and amateur archaeologist, of Holcwm, Ferryside, Camarthanshire.
Anonymous sale [Mrs J. W. W. Stephens, of Seaforth House, Hoylake, Cheshire]; Christie's, London, 23 July 1924, lot 146, (£110 to Churchman).
A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 16 November 2010, lot 401.