Lot 292
  • 292

a rare gothic brass covered flagon, Netherlandish or German 15th century

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 EUR
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Description

  • height 23.7cm
the body cast and turned with ridges to the waist and the incurved neck, supported by trumpet-shaped foot and applied with a stylised rampant lion spout, re-curved strap handle, the domed cover (and bottom replaced) applied with knob and U-shaped thumb rest, rich golden olive patina, hinge, handle and spout re-soldered, split to foot rim also repaired with soldering partly detached

Provenance

Jan Dirven, Eindhoven

Literature

Literature:
Theuerkauff-Liederwald 1988, no. 362

Related Literature:
Theuerkauff-Liederwald 1988, nos. 359-367