AFTERNOON SESSION AT 2.30 P.M.
SCULPTURE
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
(lots 1-2)
A German carved ivory tankard
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Details
A German carved ivory tankard
Second half 19th Century
The foliate-carved lid surmounted by a lion, above the cylindrical body carved in high relief with a scene of soldiers fighting and being attacked by lions and other wild animals, the scrolled handle as a bearded male with foliate-carved terminal, on foliate-carved foot
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
Second half 19th Century
The foliate-carved lid surmounted by a lion, above the cylindrical body carved in high relief with a scene of soldiers fighting and being attacked by lions and other wild animals, the scrolled handle as a bearded male with foliate-carved terminal, on foliate-carved foot
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high