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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, 19TH CENTURY
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A gilt-mounted and ivory tankard
Apparently unmarked, 19th Century
The foliate high domed base rising to a carved ivory beaker depicting Adam sleeping while Eve is created; Adam and Eve near the tree of Good and Evil; Adam and Eve abandoned from Paradise; and Cain and Abel. A double scroll handle with monkey finial and a foliate chased cover with putto finial
18cm high
Apparently unmarked, 19th Century
The foliate high domed base rising to a carved ivory beaker depicting Adam sleeping while Eve is created; Adam and Eve near the tree of Good and Evil; Adam and Eve abandoned from Paradise; and Cain and Abel. A double scroll handle with monkey finial and a foliate chased cover with putto finial
18cm high