A 17th century German silver and parcel-gilt tankard
Hieronymus Holl II, Danzig (Gdansk Poland) circa 1688, the cover with two additional marks
Of cylindrical form, a hinged gilt cover embossed with a band of prunus and acanthus leaves on a matted ground, with a bud finial and bifurcated thumbpiece, a cast scrolling figural Minerva handle with foliage, around the body an embossed bas-relief featuring a procession of Biblical characters celebrating, with soldiers, horses, camels, women, babes in arms, frolicking children and running dogs, a silver finish in contrast to the gilt top and bottom, the domed spreading foot embossed to match the cover, height 25cm, diameter 18cm, weight 45oz.
Footnotes:
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's auction 'European Silver' Geneva 12th November 1990, Lot 65 (incorrectly identified scene)
From a private collection

Literature
Featured in the following publications:-

Anna Frackowska, 'Gdansk Silver Tankards of the 17th and 18th Centuries', (Warsaw: ARGRAF, 2013), p.376, no.XXX/1 - incorrect identification of scene

Andrzej Fischinger and Darius Nowacki, 'Goldsmiths work from the former Royal and Ducal Prussias in the collections of the Wawel Royal Castle', published 2000, p.116, note 6