COLLECTION OF FOUR STERLING SILVER AND PEWTER TANKARDS WITH ENAMEL BADGES - ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN, CIRCA 1880-1920

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING COLLECTION OF FOUR SILVER AND PEWTER TANKARDS AND MUGS, EACH FEATURING DISTINCTIVE ENAMEL BADGES OR CRESTS. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS THE TRADITION OF COMMEMORATIVE AND REGIONAL DRINKING VESSELS POPULAR DURING THE LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN PERIODS. THESE PIECES COMBINE FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WITH DECORATIVE ENAMEL WORK, TYPICAL OF SOUVENIR AND COMMEMORATIVE METALWARE FROM THIS ERA.

SPECIFICATIONS:

PIECE 1 - LARGEST FOOTED TANKARD:
- MATERIAL: STERLING SILVER WITH PEDESTAL FOOT
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 13 CM
- DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 9 CM
- FEATURES: ELEGANT TAPERED FORM WITH APPLIED HANDLE, RAISED ON A CIRCULAR PEDESTAL FOOT. SURFACE SHOWS NATURAL PATINA WITH MINOR OXIDATION MARKS CONSISTENT WITH AGE. NO VISIBLE MAKER'S MARK LEGIBLE IN CURRENT CONDITION.

PIECE 2 - CYLINDRICAL MUG WITH ENAMEL BADGE:
- MATERIAL: STERLING SILVER OR SILVER-PLATED PEWTER
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 10 CM
- DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 8 CM
- FEATURES: STRAIGHT-SIDED CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH APPLIED HANDLE. ENAMEL BADGE TO FRONT FEATURING HERALDIC CREST IN RED AND GOLD. BADGE READS 'CANBERRA' WITH AUSTRALIAN COAT OF ARMS. MAKER'S MARK PARTIALLY VISIBLE TO BASE.

PIECE 3 - SMALLER CYLINDRICAL MUG WITH TIROL BADGE:
- MATERIAL: PEWTER WITH SILVER CONTENT
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 8.5 CM
- DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 7 CM
- FEATURES: CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH APPLIED HANDLE. ENAMEL BADGE TO FRONT MARKED 'TIROL' WITH REGIONAL CREST IN BLUE AND GOLD. BASE CLEARLY MARKED 'TIROL' WITH MAKER IDENTIFICATION.

PIECE 4 - SMALLEST CYLINDRICAL MUG:
- MATERIAL: STERLING SILVER OR SILVER-PLATED PEWTER
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 7 CM
- DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 6 CM
- FEATURES: COMPACT CYLINDRICAL FORM WITH APPLIED HANDLE. ENAMEL BADGE TO FRONT WITH HERALDIC DESIGN. SURFACE SHOWS CONSISTENT PATINA WITH AGE.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
ALL PIECES FEATURE HAND-APPLIED HANDLES WITH CURVED TERMINALS, TYPICAL OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY METALWARE CONSTRUCTION. THE ENAMEL BADGES ARE INLAID TO THE BODY OF EACH PIECE AND RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL COLOUR AND DEFINITION. THE CYLINDRICAL FORMS ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD, WITH SIMPLE, FUNCTIONAL DESIGN EMPHASISING THE DECORATIVE ENAMEL WORK.

CONDITION:
THE COLLECTION SHOWS HONEST AGE-RELATED PATINA THROUGHOUT, CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE USE AND STORAGE OVER MORE THAN A CENTURY. SURFACE OXIDATION IS PRESENT BUT NOT SEVERE. ALL ENAMEL BADGES RETAIN THEIR COLOUR AND ARE SECURE IN THEIR SETTINGS. NO MAJOR DENTS, SPLITS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE HANDLES ARE ALL SECURE AND SHOW NO SIGNS OF SOLDER FAILURE. THIS IS WORKING PATINA, NOT CLEANED OR ARTIFICIALLY AGED.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE PRESENCE OF THE CANBERRA AND TIROL BADGES SUGGESTS THESE WERE ACQUIRED AS SOUVENIRS DURING TRAVELS TO THESE REGIONS, A COMMON PRACTICE AMONG COLLECTORS OF THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD. NO ADDITIONAL PROVENANCE DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE.

NOTE:
THESE PIECES REPRESENT THE TRADITION OF COMMEMORATIVE METALWARE THAT WAS POPULAR WITH TRAVELLERS AND COLLECTORS DURING THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. THE COMBINATION OF QUALITY METALWORK WITH REGIONAL ENAMEL BADGES MAKES THEM APPEALING TO BOTH SILVER COLLECTORS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN TRAVEL MEMORABILIA AND REGIONAL HISTORY.

Item Size: Height: 14cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair

548763+43

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