Large lidded tankard

Lot 7012 limit € 80

Marked on the lid: Johann Friedrich Ernst (master in Leipzig from 1776), on a round base, cylindrical wall with plaited dedication, curved handle, profiled hinged lid with scepter-shaped thumb rest, inscribed "There came the young Bonaparte with his guard" and dated "1799" , signs of age and wear, H approx. 24 cm, late 18th century