A mid-seventeenth century German parcel-gilt silver tankard,

A mid-seventeenth century German parcel-gilt silver tankard,
by Hans Schöller, Leipzig circa 1660,
circular form, embossed with dancing cherubs holding hands, beaded scroll handle, the hinged cover with embossed decoration and with a double-scroll thumbpiece and crimped border, on a raised spread circular base with a crimped border, height 15.5cm, approx. weight 15.9oz.