George II Silver Mug

Object Description

A good early English silver mug with baluster shape on a spreading foot. Nice chunky style and large capacity. The plain features are typical of the period. Good gauge metal. Excellent colour. To the front is a hand engraved crest of a bird holding a flower in its beak.
Contains 520 ml.
Weight 325 grams, 16.7 troy ounces.
Height 11.7cm. Diameter of top 8.4cm.
London 1738.
Maker Humphrey Payne.
Sterling silver.

HUMPHREY PAYNE
Humphrey Payne, London silversmith, apprenticed to Roger Grange 1694, turned over to Thomas Parr, free 1701. 1st mark entered as largeworker 1701. 2nd and 3rd marks (Sterling) undated circa 1720. 4th mark 1739. Livery 1708. Court 1734. Warden 1747-9. Died 1751 (same day as Paul de Lamerie).

Object Literature

The term “mug” is traditionally used for a single-handed, lidless drinking vessel. They are nearly all of either pint or half pint capacity. Antique silver mugs are very rarely found as early as tankards, the earliest seeming to date from about 1680

Object Condition

The silver mug is in very good condition. Good colour. Stamped underneath with a full set of English silver hallmarks.
Please note that this item is not new and will show moderate signs of wear commensurate with age. Reflections in the photograph may detract from the true representation of this item.

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