Lot 303
  • 303

a good and rare gothic bronze ewer, English 15th century

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • height 24.5cm
cast in one piece with gourd-shaped body, enforced rim, straight spout joined to neck by a tapering rod, re-curved strap handle, supported by three stylised feline legs, one re-attached, some pitting, traces of incrustation, dark brown patina

Literature

Related Literature:
Theuerkauff-Liederwald 1988, nos. 251-254. The present example differs from those cited by having been cast with articulated, feline paws.