A bronze spouted ewer, Northern European, 15th century

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A bronze spouted ewer, Northern European, 15th century
of bellied form with loop handle, the slightly curving spout with strut support to the waisted neck, on tripod legs with protruding toes, re-patinated -- 9in. (22.8cm.) high

Lot Essay

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.

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