Lot Essay
For a comparable lavabo, see O. ter Kuile, Koper en Brons in het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1986,(catalogue) no. 250
See illustration
See illustration
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PROBABLY RHENISH, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze lavabo
Probably Rhenish, second half 15th Century
The bulbous body with everted rim issuing two hexagonal spouts terminating in stylised animal masks, the loop handle with ring suspension issuing from maiden mask hinges
30.5cm. high including loop handle
Probably Rhenish, second half 15th Century
The bulbous body with everted rim issuing two hexagonal spouts terminating in stylised animal masks, the loop handle with ring suspension issuing from maiden mask hinges
30.5cm. high including loop handle
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