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a bronze late gothic holy water bucket, Netherlandish or German 15th century
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- diameter 28cm
cast from two-piece mould, the body of inverted bell-shape with three ridges around the base and two on the rim, integral feline feet, the handle of wrought iron, repair to bottom, two small holes filled on the rim, golden brown patina
Literature
Related Literature:
Theuerkauff-Liederwald 1988, nos. 41, 42
These are dated late 14th / early 15th century based on a salt measure in Trier, dated 1408, ill. 10, p. 124