LOT 616
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Lot 616
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CARVED IVORY BATTLE SCENE LIDDED TANKARD "LION HUNT," PROBABLY GERMAN, 3RD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY.In the manner of the painting by Peter-Paul Ruebens, fully carved in the round in deep relief and great detail with a scene of horse mounted knights and natives battling attacking lions raised on a scalloped carved foot rim with oval cartouches and scrolled acanthus below a fully carved ivory handle representing the mythical figure "Dagon" and surmounted with a carved ivory and ivory hinged lid with a figural lion finial. Height 10.75 inches (27.5 cm).
Estimate:
$20,000 - 25,000
€ 14,800 - 18,500
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