A German silver-mounted ivory tankard
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A German silver-mounted ivory tankard

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1880

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A German silver-mounted ivory tankard
Apparently unmarked, circa 1880
On domed foot with crimped edge, embossed and chased with ribbon-tied fruit garlands, with beaded borders, the ivory body carved with a battle frieze of mounted horsemen and soldiers, the domed cover chased as the foot and with part-fluted centre, the ivory finial formed as a soldier with sword and shield, the ivory handle carved with a cherub and a young man wearing a laurel garland
10½in. (26.5cm.) high
23oz. (738gr.) gross
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