A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT MOUNTED STONEWARE TANKARD

Lot 26
06.02.2025 00:00UTC -05:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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Lot 26 | A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT MOUNTED STONEWARE TANKARD
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 8 000
A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT MOUNTED STONEWARE TANKARD
PROBABLY GERMAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS MAKER'S MARK ONLY, AD CONJOINED IN SHIELD-SHAPED CARTOUCHE
The ovoid ceramic body applied with a frit ground to the exterior, on spreading foot applied with silver stiff foliage mount, applied at the lip with a narrow band engraved with birds, squirrels and hares pursued by hounds amongst foliage; the tubular scroll handle engraved on sides with panels of foliage amid strapwork, and at the shoulder with a winged caryatid, the hinged domed cover with cast bifurcated scroll thumbpiece, engraved with a band of satyr heads amid scrolling foliage centered by a scene of Venus rising from the waves, the interior of the cover with maker's mark
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
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