A significant German wood and pewter "daubenkrug" stave tankard, Kulmbach, circa 1710/20The slightly conical tankard made of oak staves with a pewter mounting. The walls with a border of fine openwork and engraved pewter inlays. The front bearing an unidentified crowned coat of arms, flanked by unicorns rampant. The body embellished with a continuous hunting scene with leaping stags and hunting hounds amidst trees and leafy vines. The hinged lid with a large ball pusher, serrated hinge with decorative rosettes appliquéd on the side. The base of the handle stamped (possibly at a later date) with the master's mark of Johann Georg Meyer the Elder, who is documented as a pewterer in Kulmbach from 1708 to 1723. Height 22 cm. Condition: II +