Continental Carved Ivory and Silver Mounted Tankard, late 19th century, the slightly domed silver rim engraved with grapevines and musical instruments, set with ivory finial of a Dionysian cherub, the ivory body engraved with a continuous scene of reveling Bacchic putti, ivory ear handle carved with a cherub clinging to a cornucopia scroll with satyr mask, silver foot similarly engraved, and with trefoil accenting, ht. 9 7/8 in.
Continental Carved Ivory and Silver Mounted Tankard, late 19th century, the slightly domed silver rim engraved with grapevines and musical instruments, set with ivory finial of a Dionysian cherub, the ivory body engraved with a continuous scene of reveling Bacchic putti, ivory ear handle carved with a cherub clinging to a cornucopia scroll with satyr mask, silver foot similarly engraved, and with trefoil accenting, ht. 9 7/8 in.
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