A VICTORIAN ELECTRO-TYPE PARCEL GILT TANKARD, BY ELKINGTON, MASON & CO., 1842-61

A VICTORIAN ELECTRO-TYPE PARCEL GILT TANKARD BY ELKINGTON, MASON & CO., 1842-61Engraved Executed by Elkington, Mason & Co. from the original in ivory in the possession of Henry C. G. Bedford Esqr., with bacchanals and a drunken Silenius in full relief26cm (10 1/4in) highCatalogue Note: Elkington & Co. received financial backing from Josiah Mason in 1842, renaming the firm Elkington, Mason & Co. between 1842 and 1861, and was extremely successful. It introduced electrotyping as a new method of production for silver plated items. Elkington & Co. exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with enormous successCondition Report: Hinge loose, cover sits well, silver and gilt generally very good, two rubbed nosed noted, minor rubbing where handle heldCondition Report Disclaimer