A MINIATURE GERMAN SILVER-GILT HISTORISMUS MOUNTED IVORY TANKARD IN THE 17TH CENTURY STYLE
CIRCA 1870
The hinged lid and handle cast with a satyr figure, each clasping pearls (not tested for natural origin), the body with relief carving depicting Vulcan at his forge with Juno and Jupiter, with green foiled gem and ruby settings with some paste and synthetic replacements
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
A MINIATURE GERMAN SILVER-GILT HISTORISMUS MOUNTED IVORY TANKARD IN THE 17TH CENTURY STYLE
CIRCA 1870
The hinged lid and handle cast with a satyr figure, each clasping pearls (not tested for natural origin), the body with relief carving depicting Vulcan at his forge with Juno and Jupiter, with green foiled gem and ruby settings with some paste and synthetic replacements
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
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