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CIRCA 1880
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A GERMAN GILTMETAL-MOUNTED CARVED IVORY LIDDED TANKARD**
Circa 1880
The domed foliate repoussé lid surmounted by a figure of Jupiter and his eagle, the body carved with a continuous scene depicting the gathering of the harvest, with naked men, women and putti piling hay and fruit into an ox-drawn cart, on a spreading repoussé foot
18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) high
Circa 1880
The domed foliate repoussé lid surmounted by a figure of Jupiter and his eagle, the body carved with a continuous scene depicting the gathering of the harvest, with naked men, women and putti piling hay and fruit into an ox-drawn cart, on a spreading repoussé foot
18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) high
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