Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
Lot 96
A 17th century Latvian parcel-gilt silver tankard Michael Kresner, Riga circa 1680
27 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £10,062.50 inc. premium
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Michael Moorcroft
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A 17th century Latvian parcel-gilt silver tankard
Michael Kresner, Riga circa 1680
Straight-sided form, the lid engraved with floral decoration and arms, the inside of the lid engraved with a presentation inscription, the sides engraved with scenes of a bear hunt, a stag hunt and a boar hunt, the scroll handle with foliate engraving, on three lion paw feet, height 24cm, weight 55oz.
Straight-sided form, the lid engraved with floral decoration and arms, the inside of the lid engraved with a presentation inscription, the sides engraved with scenes of a bear hunt, a stag hunt and a boar hunt, the scroll handle with foliate engraving, on three lion paw feet, height 24cm, weight 55oz.
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Provenance
By repute, bought in the 1950s and thence to the current owner by descent.
The inscription on the inside of the lid reads 'George Faudel Phillips from his affectionate ward Frank Lawson'.
Sir George Faudel-Phillips, Bart. (1840-1922) was appointed Sheriff of London and Middlesex in 1884, High Sheriff of the County of London in 1885, and Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1896. In 1867 he married Helen, daughter of Joseph Moses Levy, the proprietor of The Times and owner of The Daily Telegraph newspapers. Frank Lawson was one of her relations.
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