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IN RENAISSANCE STYLE, CIRCA 1875
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A German ivory lidded tankard
In Renaissance Style, Circa 1875
Of oval shape, the hinged lid surmounted by embracing Bacchic figures, the body entirely carved with mythological scenes depicting male and female figures in front of a Greek landscape flanked by a handle formed of a centaur holding a fruit filled cornucopia above his head, on a spreading base above four scroll feet with stylised lion masks
15 in. (38 cm.) high
In Renaissance Style, Circa 1875
Of oval shape, the hinged lid surmounted by embracing Bacchic figures, the body entirely carved with mythological scenes depicting male and female figures in front of a Greek landscape flanked by a handle formed of a centaur holding a fruit filled cornucopia above his head, on a spreading base above four scroll feet with stylised lion masks
15 in. (38 cm.) high