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Lot 171
Sale 5155 - English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Jan 25, 2012
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$5,000 -
8,000
Price Realized
$7,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Large and Impressive Chinese elephant ivory and silver mounted tankard last quarter 19th century, retailed tiffany and co.
The single-piece tusk section mounted to the rim and foot with foliate cast silver mounts, the mounted silver handle finely cast as a grasping dragon, the underside stamped "Tiffany & co. Sterling silver", engraved "H.V.N. from G.C.C. November 1880" and also "Matilda and Hermann, upon the occasion of their marriage , from H. Victor Newcomb, Nov. 9th 1898".
H: 13 in.