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A FLÖRSHEIM PEWTER-MOUNTED TANKARD
Circa 1780
Of slightly tapering cylindrical form, painted with Adam and Eve before the tree, a serpent entwined about its boughs, inscribed S:ADAM.U.EVA on a scroll cartouche below flanked by ochre flower-sprays and scattered green foliage (slight chips to footrim), manganese anchor mark, the pewter cover with a later inscription
7 3/4in. (19.5cm.) high
Circa 1780
Of slightly tapering cylindrical form, painted with Adam and Eve before the tree, a serpent entwined about its boughs, inscribed S:ADAM.U.EVA on a scroll cartouche below flanked by ochre flower-sprays and scattered green foliage (slight chips to footrim), manganese anchor mark, the pewter cover with a later inscription
7 3/4in. (19.5cm.) high
Literature
Karl Schafft, op. cit., pl. 62b