A MAGNIFICENT 9TH CENTURY GERMAN IVORY TANKARD WITH PARCEL GILT MOUNTS DEPICTING AN OTTOMAN BATTLE, MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET the large and impressive tankard surmounted by a carved ivory figure of an Ottoman warrior holding a shield, on the domed brass, hinged cover decorated with pierced gilt scrolling Arabesques, the body of the tankard intricately carved with a battle scene from the Russo - Turkish war, with numerous figures on horseback and camels, the scrolling handle carved as the bust of a Russian soldier, raised on a domed base with pierced decoration, 38cm high This lot is subject to CITES Auction Comparables: 19th century German ivory and parcel gilt tankards appear quite regularly at auction but the present example, made for either the Turkish or Russian market and of large size, is particularly unusual. These German tankards typically depict European or Roman battles and classical figures, for example see Sotheby's, London, 4 December 2012, lot 502, £16,250.