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A CARVED IVORY TREBLE (ALTO) RECORDER, possibly South German, first half of the 18th Century; the centre joint plain, the head and foot joints carved with stylized acanthus leaves, laurel garlands and eagle lure wings, the beak carved with a reversable grotesque mask, length 19¾in. (50.2cm.)
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A CARVED IVORY TREBLE (ALTO) RECORDER, possibly South German, first half of the 18th Century; the centre joint plain, the head and foot joints carved with stylized acanthus leaves, laurel garlands and eagle lure wings, the beak carved with a reversable grotesque mask, length 19¾in. (50.2cm.)