Lot Essay
Two comparable tankards were sold with Christie's New York Rockefeller Plaza, October 24 2006, lot 506 and April 9 2008, lot 58.
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FRENCH OR GERMAN, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE CARVED IVORY TANKARD
FRENCH OR GERMAN, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The lid with figural finial above the spreading body carved with bacchantes, hounds and birds, on bearded male mask feet
48 cm. high
FRENCH OR GERMAN, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The lid with figural finial above the spreading body carved with bacchantes, hounds and birds, on bearded male mask feet
48 cm. high
Special notice
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