German Parcel-gilt and Polychrome Enamel Coin-set Tankard
German Parcel-gilt and PolychromeEnamel Coin-set Tankardcommemorating the Unification of Germany 1871Attributed to the Friedlander Brothers, Berlin ca. 1876. Fittet with numerous 17th to 18th century thalers.Height 64 cmWeight 7,788 gThe tankard can be read as a triumphant allegory celebrating the German victory in the Franco-Prussian