A magnificent German ivory tankard with the triumph of Bacchus - image-1
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Lot 848 Dα

A magnificent German ivory tankard with the triumph of Bacchus

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €

A magnificent German ivory tankard with the triumph of Bacchus

Carved in the round and with wooden base panel. Carved from several pieces: The conical vessel, figural handle, large hinge and thumbrest, and a lid carved from several pieces with a figural finial. Depicting a triumphal procession amid vine leaves. An open crack and later metal screw below the thumbrest. H 35.3 cm.
Late 19th C.

Provenance

Rhenish family ownership since 1975.