A George III sterling silver tankard, Hester Bateman, London, 1784, the domed cover above the plain spreading cylindrical body with a moulded rib above its skirt foot, the scroll handle with an openwork thumb piece and heart-shaped lower terminal, the handle engraved with initials Tte arranged around a cross, 19 cm high, 724g. Provenance: J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London