Antique 1712 English Queen Anne Britannia Sterling Silver Tankard Stein Payne branch and “MAIVAN”

and “MAIVAN”

The serving fork has some slight bending on the ends of the tines

complete with texturing and veining

Each piece is hallmarked on the underside with the lion passant for sterling silver

This piece measures about 9 1/8 inches long

Antique 1712 English Queen Anne Britannia Sterling Silver Tankard Stein Payne branch and “MAIVAN”Presented is a rare Queen Anne period sterling silver tankard made by Humphrey Payne. This large, heavy weight tankard is masterfully wrought in Britannia standard 958 purity silver, a higher silver purity than even sterling silver. It has handsome gadrooned decoration on both the base and the lid and an elegant fluted thumbpiece with scrolls on the edges. There is a monogram on the handle of the letter W over the letters I and M in block script. This