Lot Essay
For stylistically similar alms dishes see A.L. den Blaauwen, ed. Koper und Bronz, Amsterdam, 1986, nos. 246-247, p. 178 and H. Lockner, Messing, Munich, 1982, fig. 93.
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FLEMISH, PROBABLY MALINES, 17TH CENTURY
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A BRASS ALMS DISH
FLEMISH, PROBABLY MALINES, 17TH CENTURY
The centre of the dish decorated in relief with Adam and Eve by the Tree of Knowledge; the edge decorated with leaping deer; the reverse with a suspension loop.
Minor cracks; repairs.
AND THREE OTHER BRASS ALMS DISHES
Flemish and German, 17th century and first half 16th century
24.7/8 to 21½ in. (37.8 to 54.6 cm.) diam. (4)
FLEMISH, PROBABLY MALINES, 17TH CENTURY
The centre of the dish decorated in relief with Adam and Eve by the Tree of Knowledge; the edge decorated with leaping deer; the reverse with a suspension loop.
Minor cracks; repairs.
AND THREE OTHER BRASS ALMS DISHES
Flemish and German, 17th century and first half 16th century
24.7/8 to 21½ in. (37.8 to 54.6 cm.) diam. (4)