TWO ENGLISH BROWN SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE LARGE TANKARDS 1730 AND 1754

The first, Vauxhall, sprigged with a bust-length portrait of Queen Anne above a continuous hunting scene, incised John James 1730 beneath a toping verse, the second, possibly Bristol similarly decorated with a hunting scene and incised William Robbins 1754 above a verse, impressed crowned GR excise mark.

Jonathan Horne Antiques Ltd., London

London tankard: five minor chips to the rim; long restored haircrack extending from the rim, down the side and into the base for about 1 in. Second tankard: 1/2-in chip mostly to the inner edge of the rim; one tree and the hunter partially chipped away.
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A similarly decorated Vauxhall tankard is illustrated by Adrian Oswald, R. J. C. Hildyard and R. G. Hughes, English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900, color pl. C.