A Beautiful 19thC North Italian Ornamental Cup and Cover c.1860Origin: North Italian Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 70 Height: 11 inches Depth: 4 inches Width: 7 inches (all at extremities) Expertly carved in bone, elephant's ivory, horn and bronze, the seven sides to the body carved with storks, applied with two zoomorphic bronze handles, the cover surmounted with a small figure of a soldier in ancient armour, probably Mars, the interior part lined in chamfered and stained