RARE VICTORIAN Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater SOLID SILVER SAILOR NOVELTY TANKARD

  

EARLY VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER SAILOR NOVELTY TANKARD. Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater.....

This is a Breath Taking fine quality Extremely Rare Early Victorian Solid Silver Sailor Novelty Tankard, This very special Tankard was crafted by the highly sought after Victorian silversmiths Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater, it was Assayed in London in 1858 making it 160 years old, the quality is stunning, you will not come across another like this on the market it is so very rare, the detailing is very special, the body of this amazing Victorian Tankard is round in shape, the body has eight arched panels and in four of the panels you will see the most unusual. Head and shoulders bust of a Gentleman sitting upon a rounded plinth, another of the arched panels has a wonderful engraved boat with sails and the other arched panel has a delightful engraved image of a young boy dressed as a sailor, the last panel has been engraved much later with a name and date, this is beautiful, the engraved decoration to the body of the tankard is stunning with rich Heraldry shapes, the panels to the body create an outward curved octagon shape to the base, now on to this beautifully crafted handle which is a Victorian Sailor, he is so very detailed from his open button coat with cuffs, his shirt collar and neck scarf, to his long trousers, you can even see the buckles on his shoes, he has longish wavy hair and has one hand to his head , his face is wonderful, one foot is standing on a scroll pediment and to the top of the tankard he is holding a wonderfully detailed rope looped in his hand which then runs around the top of the tankard, This is so very detailed. He quality of the craftsmanship is superb, this would have once belonged to a very wealthy Victorian family and sat pride of place on there table, this was many many years ago when times were so very different, if this Tankard could talk i can just imagine what fascinating stories it could tell, this is so very tactile and once held it has the most wonderful feel. This will add something very special to any collection, my photos dont do it justice. This has hallmarks to the side of the body It is in wonderful condition with only one small ding below the handle and a ding at the base, just mentioned for accuracy.

You will not find another anywhere like this, i believe it is a one off piece which would have been commissioned for a wealthy family with ties to the sea. This is an extremely rare and special early Victorian Tankard. Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater. The business of manufacturing silversmith was commenced by Thomas Wallis sr. He was succeeded in 1777 c.

Who in 1810 entered in partnership with Jonathan Hayne. The partnership was dissolved in 1816 and in 1821 Jonathan Hayne entered his first mark.

In 1836 his son Samuel Holditch Hayne entered a new mark in partnership with Dudley Frank Cater (a former apprentice) under the style Hayne & Co. Assuming full control of the firm after the death of Jonathan Hayne (1848).

The style was modified to Hayne & Cater and the firm was listed as merchants, manufacturers and wholesale silversmiths and silver spoon and fork makers from 1853 to 1864. Hayne continued the business after Cater's retirement (1864) trading as Samuel Hayne & Co. The firm declared bankruptcy on 1865.

8 cm across the base. All Antique silver items will show some signs of wear, which only adds to the history of the object.....

The item "RARE VICTORIAN Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater SOLID SILVER SAILOR NOVELTY TANKARD" is in sale since Wednesday, November 28, 2018. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Other Solid Silver". The seller is "silver_antiques_uk" and is located in United Kingdom. This item can be shipped worldwide.