A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED SERPENTINE TANKARD
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED SERPENTINE TANKARD

CIRCA 1580

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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED SERPENTINE TANKARD
Circa 1580
Cylindrical, with a caryatid handle, the domed cover chased with water nymphs between military trophies, the cover with a figural finial and a center boss engraved with a coat-of-arms, apparently unmarked
5¼ in. (31.2 cm.) high