Ref:  6217

A fine antique burr-birch wood tankard, 18th century and Norwegian, something used for guild meetings or to celebrate a marriage, the lion crowned is of course a national emblem for Norway and the object itself in it’s early form and figurative style harks back to the days of the Vikings and the mead hall toast, "Skaal!".

Norway      c.1770- 1820

H: 24cm (9.4in)
W: 22cm (8.7in)
D: 16cm (6.3in)

£950