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CIRCA 1870
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A French ivory tankard
Circa 1870
The cylindrical body profusely carved with a woodland scene depicting scantily-clad numphs hunting with hounds, bow and arrows and spears, arriving at a ridge below which Leda and the swan and attendant naked nymphs hide and shelter a stag, the scroll handle as a caryatid with a cup, on a foliate stepped foot
6.7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high
Circa 1870
The cylindrical body profusely carved with a woodland scene depicting scantily-clad numphs hunting with hounds, bow and arrows and spears, arriving at a ridge below which Leda and the swan and attendant naked nymphs hide and shelter a stag, the scroll handle as a caryatid with a cup, on a foliate stepped foot
6.7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high