Lot 634
634
A treen stirrup cup

Details
A treen stirrup cup
modelled as a boar's head, inset with ivory tusks and eyes, the rim mounted in plated metal, the liner lacking, possibly English, late 18th century -- 3½in. (8.9cm) high
See Illustration.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 41, similar examples are illustrated plate 39.

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