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The Waddesdon bequest : catalog of the works of art bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, 1898 (1902)

British Museum, Read, Charles Hercules · London : Trustees of the British Museum · leaf 86

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at the back, oak and laurel leaves andscrolls. On the lid, military trophies chased in high relief and inlaidwith pearl shell. The handle is in the form of a half eagle, theexpanded wings being attached to the cover. (Figure 20.) H. 8^ inches. Dutch, about 1680. WADDESDON BEQUEST. 65 131. Tahle… … Fig. 20. Dlixii .Sii.vKK Tankako (No. 130). Tile barrel is made of staves of pearl shell, set upon a frame with fourscroll legs, with a cupids head on each. The head of Bacchus isremovable. (Plate XXXI.) H. lOJ- and 6{ inches. German {NUrnbcrg), about 1570. Stamps, th. IJI ..r Niirnlicrt;, .and Qm…

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