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CIRCA 1870
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A French silver-mounted ivory lidded ewer
Circa 1870
Of cylindrical form, the lid surmounted by a cherub finial, the shaped spout carved to the underside with a mask, the body carved in high relief with a Bacchic scene of figures dancing and playing musical instruments, flanked by a scrolled male caryatid handle, with gadrooned lower part and stepped circular foot
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
Circa 1870
Of cylindrical form, the lid surmounted by a cherub finial, the shaped spout carved to the underside with a mask, the body carved in high relief with a Bacchic scene of figures dancing and playing musical instruments, flanked by a scrolled male caryatid handle, with gadrooned lower part and stepped circular foot
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high