Art Deco silver tankards usually had clean or geometrical lines. During the Art Deco era is was still possible to get tankards which fell under earlier designs, just as it is now so although a tankard may have hallmarks dating it to the Art Deco era, it may not be a true Art Deco design.
Below are some examples and price guides of silver tankards from the Art Deco era including a large tankard by Elkington & Co and a tankard by H T Lamb & Co.
A MASSIVE ART DECO SILVER TANKARD by Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1933 Decagonal form, the hinged lid with a stylised bud finial, on four stepped feet, holding fourteen pints, height 40cm, weight 128oz.
Sold for £ 5,625 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2016
AN EDWARD VIII SILVER TANKARD, MARK FOR H. T. LAMB & CO., LONDON, 1936, Britannia Standard; fully marked 5in. (12.8cm.) high, 25oz
Sold for USD 813 at Christie’s in 2009
A 1930S ENGLISH SILVER TANKARD. London 1932. 16oz. 6Ins high
Sold for £300 at Hannam’s Auctioneers Ltd in 2016
