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FLEMISH, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
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A CARVED IVORY AND SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED TANKARD
FLEMISH, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
The ivory sleeve depicting a bacchic putto wearing a vine wreath in his hair, raising a gourd and being drawn in a chariot by two rearing horses and accompanied by another putto blowing a horn; on a later spreading silver-gilt foot with acanthus leaf decoration; the underside with Edinburgh silver marks dating circa 1870; the lid lacking, very minor damages
6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm.) high, overall
FLEMISH, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
The ivory sleeve depicting a bacchic putto wearing a vine wreath in his hair, raising a gourd and being drawn in a chariot by two rearing horses and accompanied by another putto blowing a horn; on a later spreading silver-gilt foot with acanthus leaf decoration; the underside with Edinburgh silver marks dating circa 1870; the lid lacking, very minor damages
6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm.) high, overall
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