A carved wood standing cup, probably Tyrolean or Swiss, mid 19th century

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A carved wood standing cup, probably Tyrolean or Swiss, mid 19th century
painted white with traces of gilding, the ovoid body carved around the rim with heads of deer above a frieze depicting a hunting scene, on a stiff leaf clasped socle and naturalistically carved circular base -- 8in. (20.2cm) high; and another similar standing cup -- 7½in. (19cm) high
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Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Edward H.Pinto Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969, page 169, plate 169

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