MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1793

Details

A GEORGE II SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1793
In German style, the lobed body chased with foliage and stippled decoration, the finial formed as a bee resting on a mushroom, underside engraved with inscription dated 1810, gilt interior, marked to underside and flange of cover
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high, 29 oz. (901 gr.)

Provenance

Anonymous Sale; Sotheby's, New York; 17 October 2008, lot 186.

Lot Essay

The engraved inscription reads: W.R. Mitchell a Present from My Uncle and God-Parent Mr. Wm. Standton, April 10th, 1810.

William Robert Mitchell (d. 1807), was son of Peter Mitchell and his wife Sarah Elizabeth (neé Stanton).

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