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A George IV coin tankard, circa 1825

5 June 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £484.50 inc. premium

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A George IV coin tankard, circa 1825

Of traditional bell shape with an applied triple-grooved handle, spiral fluted base and a border of fine spun glass thread, the stem with a shallow knop containing a George IV shilling of 1825, plain conical foot, 15.8cm high

Footnotes

Dwight Lanmon, The Golden Age of English Glass (2011), p.97, fig.18 discusses related tankards containing coins dated between 1731 and 1751. The inclusion of a George IV coin in the present example illustrates how these tankards continued in popularity later than might have been supposed.

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