A GERMAN SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED GEM-SET CARVED IVORY TANKARD
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, 19TH CENTURY
On domed spreading foot chased with military trophies and strapwork and set with foiled glass gems, the hinged domed cover similarly set and chased with portrait busts, with bifurcated thumbpiece and standing soldier finial, the body carved with a battle scene, the handle with grotesque mask terminal issuing from lion's mask and with a figure of a seated soldier
15 in. (38 cm.) high
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED GEM-SET CARVED IVORY TANKARD
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, 19TH CENTURY
On domed spreading foot chased with military trophies and strapwork and set with foiled glass gems, the hinged domed cover similarly set and chased with portrait busts, with bifurcated thumbpiece and standing soldier finial, the body carved with a battle scene, the handle with grotesque mask terminal issuing from lion's mask and with a figure of a seated soldier
15 in. (38 cm.) high
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