EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A VERY RARE EXPORT PEWTER 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' CISTERN AND COVER
early 19th century
The sturdy animal standing with its lowered head turned sharply to the left, the narrow spout with a turnkey tap at one side and shaped as a curled trunk set with two pairs of tusks below the fiercely-knit brow concealing glaring eyes set with hardstone, the body incised with hide markings and spirals, the cover surmounted by a dancing European painted and raising one arm with a large agate medallion
15¼in. (39.7cm.) high
early 19th century
The sturdy animal standing with its lowered head turned sharply to the left, the narrow spout with a turnkey tap at one side and shaped as a curled trunk set with two pairs of tusks below the fiercely-knit brow concealing glaring eyes set with hardstone, the body incised with hide markings and spirals, the cover surmounted by a dancing European painted and raising one arm with a large agate medallion
15¼in. (39.7cm.) high
Sale room notice
The material has been somewhat distressed and subsequently restored at the legs and neck, the ears, tail and cover finial have been partly re-soldered.