Featured Interesting tankard i think

Hi all picked up this today thought if this was made today no-one would buy it approx 200mm high made from an tree log with a leather collar I believe. Any thoughts

 

First, you will want to familiarize yourself with the word "treen."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treen_(wooden)

Debora

 

One figure could be Cervantes. But the other, dunno.

Debora

 

Think the other could be Seneca.



Debora

 

It looks like a Spanish tankard. I used to see a lot of that irregular, chunky woodwork with hand crafted iron studs in Spain, they might still produce it.
Spanish leather is famous, and often combined with that chunky woodwork. That leather embossing technique is very old, and used to be applied to leather wall coverings before the invention of wall paper.

I think you're right. Cervantes, and the other two are probably the two characters that gave him world fame, Don Quixote (photo 1) and Sancho Panza (photo 2).

 

I only saw reliefs. But, of course. Not typical depictions of either but makes sense. Here's how Doré saw them.

Debora




Debora

 

Looks pretty close, Debora.
Maybe the ones on the tankard are from early Spanish editions, although I can see how the Doré drawing/engraving could be the inspiration.

 

Souvenir from Spain. 1970s I would think. And here's a decanter and brandy glass to go with it.

https://www.todocoleccion.net/botel...l-cervantes-don-quijote-sancho-copa~x51395374

Debora

 

I remember the chunky woodwork with studs from the 60s - 80s, so it could well be 1970s. My Spanish holidays stopped after the early 80s.
That leather embossing has been around for centuries in pretty much the same style.

 

Agree with your date bracket. I tend to put things right in middle.

Debora

 

Feels like I'm at school again love it!