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FRENCH OR GERMAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A carved ivory tankard
French or German, second half 19th century
The scrolled acanthus decorated lid surmounted by a boy with a fruit basket, above a tusk section oval body decorated with the mythological scenes of a satyr playing his flutes, a Centaur abducting a Lapith woman, Orpheus and Eurydice and the Three Graces, the acanthus scrolled handle with nude woman terminating in a lion's head
37 cm. high
French or German, second half 19th century
The scrolled acanthus decorated lid surmounted by a boy with a fruit basket, above a tusk section oval body decorated with the mythological scenes of a satyr playing his flutes, a Centaur abducting a Lapith woman, Orpheus and Eurydice and the Three Graces, the acanthus scrolled handle with nude woman terminating in a lion's head
37 cm. high
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.
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