Geo. 1 Britannia Standard Silver Tankard, Wm. Fleming, Maker, London, 1718-1719

Very Rare Britannia Standard Early Tankard, George I, London 1718/1719, William Fleming Britannia Standard is .958 pure silver. William Fleming is a highly prized and collected tanka...

Antique English George III sterling Vinaigrette, vermeil exterior partially visible, with hand pierced and engraved interior hinged Vermeil Grille...

Finest antique English hand engraved sterling silver boat-shaped, Georgian style, rare seven bottle cruet set comprising six original magnificent heavy hand cut crystal cruet bottles retaining their original sterling silver tops (with same hallmarks as stand) and one original sterling and hand cut crystal mustard pot (with same hallmarks as stand) and having a rare "married" Antique American coin silver mustard spoon...

Fabulous old English silver plate "Egyptian Motif" hand pierced Syphon or wine bottle stand; lovely applied "gadroon" top edge with neoclassical "Egy...

Superb English tall silver plate hand pierced and chased "Adam" style syphon or wine bottle stand. Please note lovely hand chased "Adam" swags and pi...

Finest quality superb English silver plate Rococo border hand pierced syphon or wine bottle stand. Please note Bacchus mask head handles as well as ...

A magnificent, fine and impressive antique William III English Britannia standard silver flat topped quart tankard; an addition to our range of collectable 18th century silverware. This magnificent antique William III Britannia silver tankard has a plain tapering cylindrical form onto a spreading collet style foot. The surface of this 18th century quart tankard is embellished with an impressive engraved leaf and floral bordered coat of arms depicting party per pale to the first a chevron between three lion's heads erased and to the second a bend raguly. The upper and lower portions of the body are encircled with bands of tooled decoration, with an applied moulded border to the upper rim. This antique quart tankard retains the original double stepped flat topped, hallmarked cover surmounted with an impressive volute scrolling thumbpiece. The cover is further ornamented with a band of tooled decoration to the rim accented with an applied shaped thumbpiece to the anterior edge. The hinge is decorated with ribbed ornamentation and retains the original pin. This antique Britannia standard silver tankard is fitted with an S-scroll handle ornamented with a plain rounded terminal. The spreading collet foot is encircled with a band of applied moulded decoration to the rim. Imperial quart = 2 pints/1.14 litres. Britannia silver - The Britannia silver standard of 958 (95.84% of fine silver), denoted by the icon of the seated Britannia holding an oval shield, was introduced by William III in 1697. This was to indicate the slightly higher standard of silver from sterling silver standard of 925 (92.5% of fine silver). The armourial bearings are those of the Wyndham and Penruddocke family, to commemorate the marriage of Henry Wyndham and Arundel Penruddocke on 11th September 1735. Further detailed information available on request. Condition This antique tankard...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English Britannia standard silver mug; an addition to our 18th century collectable silverware collection. This exceptional antique George I Britannia silver mug...

Hallmarked in London in 1698 by James Chadwick, this very handsome, William III Period, Antique Britannia Standard Silver Tankard, is straight sided, with reed details to the rim, b...

Hallmarked in London in 1720 by George Boothby, these very handsome, early George I period, Antique Brittania Standard Silver Candlesticks, are cast and octagonal in shape, each engr...

A rare pair of George I Britannia Standard Silver (.958 fine) Hanoverian ‘Rat-Tail’ tablespoons. The underside of the bowls showing a 'rat tail' heel, the stem stamped with London hallmarks with date letter for 1719, maker’s marks rubbed. (Britannia Standard Silver has a silver content of .958 parts pure silver which is greater than sterling silver which has a silver content of .925 parts pure silver. The Britannia Standard was put into effect in by an Act of British Parliament...

Sterling silver lidded big and heavy tankard in a George I style, having a plain straight-sided body with an applied reeded band, a hinged dome lid with thumb-piece, a scroll handle,...