A CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TANKARD

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A CONTINENTAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TANKARD
SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY

Faceted tapering cylindrical, the hinged domed cover and body with fishscale lobes, the body applied with greek gods and goddesses with names inscribed above, the cover with allegorical masks and figural thumbpiece, the scroll handle with term and grotesques, the cover central disk engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath a cardinal's hat, marked on cover, body and base with Austro-Hungarian control marks
6 in. (15.2cm.) high; 26oz. (615gr.)