Hunting Flask.
German. 19th C.

Carved ivory. Oval form with four eyelets. Richly decorated with coat of arms; Bacchus and Satyr's heads; various forest animals and hunting trophies. With the continuous inscription "Kehl kost veel". The lid is carved to resemble a ram dressed as a hunter. Height 29cm. Condition B/C.

Provenance:
Private collection; North Rhine-Westphalen.

Literature:
Grewenig; Meinrad Maria (ed.): Macht und Pracht; Edition V鰈klinger H黷te 2006. For this type; cf. pg.113.Art trade; Van Ham.