Lot 794
A bronze spouted ewer, Northern European, 15th century
Price Realised
GBP 1,725
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Specialist note
A metallurgical analysis, by Dr Peter Northover of Oxford University, in favour of this lot is available. The ewer is reputedly Scottish.
An alloy constituents analyses is available for this lot.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Eric Turner, Brass, H.M.S.O., London 1982. Page 25, similar example with zoomorphic spout illustrated pl 9.
Onno ter Kuile,Koper & Brons, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 1986. Page 183, a double spouted example illustrated pl.254.
J.Seymour Lindsay, Iron and Brass Implements of the English House, Tiranti. London 1970. Pages 27-28, a comaprative example illustrated fig. 127.
An alloy constituents analyses is available for this lot.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Eric Turner, Brass, H.M.S.O., London 1982. Page 25, similar example with zoomorphic spout illustrated pl 9.
Onno ter Kuile,Koper & Brons, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 1986. Page 183, a double spouted example illustrated pl.254.
J.Seymour Lindsay, Iron and Brass Implements of the English House, Tiranti. London 1970. Pages 27-28, a comaprative example illustrated fig. 127.