A GEORGE III SILVER BALUSTER TANKARD, PROBABLY BY JOHN SCOFIELD, LONDON 1773

A GEORGE III SILVER BALUSTER TANKARDPROBABLY BY JOHN SCOFIELD, LONDON 1773With a scroll thumb piece to the ogee domed cover, a foliate capped double scroll handle, a girdle, on a circular moulded spreading foot and engraved H over I*A beneath19.5cm high971g (31.2 oz) See London Goldsmiths 1697 - 1837 their marks and lives by Arthur G. Grimwade, page 262, mark no. 3709, for an attribution of the maker's mark as possibly being to John Scofield

Condition
Marks to the base are clear, marks to the cover interior are partially obscuredSlight knocks to the foot rimSlightly wobblesNo engraving to the bodySome play to the hingeCover sits wellLight scratches and wear commensurate with age and use

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