AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD

AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF EDWARD WINSLOW, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1725
Tapered cylindrical with molded base band, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms within a rococo cartouche and surmounted by a crest, the stepped-domed cover with baluster-form finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle applied with baluster drop and oval terminal, the handle further engraved with block initials B / M*A, marked to left of handle (Kane mark A) and on hinge of cover (Kane mark C)
7 1⁄2 in. (19 cm.) high
24 oz. 14 dwt. (768 gr.)

Provenance
The Property of a Descendant; Christie's, New York, 19 September 1981, lot 88.