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LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A FINE GERMAN CARVED IVORY TANKARD**
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The hinged gadrooned lid surmounted by a cavalier, over a cylindrical body carved with a continuous battle scene, the 'C'-scrolled handle carved as a cavalier perched on a canon and headed by a lion's mask, on a wavy spreading foot carved with portrait busts and crowned coats-of-arms, on four bearded mask-carved feet
16¼ in. (41 cm.) high
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The hinged gadrooned lid surmounted by a cavalier, over a cylindrical body carved with a continuous battle scene, the 'C'-scrolled handle carved as a cavalier perched on a canon and headed by a lion's mask, on a wavy spreading foot carved with portrait busts and crowned coats-of-arms, on four bearded mask-carved feet
16¼ in. (41 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's Baden-Baden, 5-21 October 1995, lot 4005 (46,000 DEM)
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.