Lot Essay
Where the patination is thin, the metal colour shows it to have a high tin content; there is very little yellow in the colour.
The form and decoration on this ewer closely relate to those of a ewer sold in these rooms 28 April 1992, lot 220. The shapes of each are almost identical and both have a nearly plain upper section coupled with a lower section with floral decoration. The decoration on the former example was of a higher standard of execution than this, but both draw their decorative motifs from the same repertoire. For details of other ewers of this group see the footnote to that lot.
The form and decoration on this ewer closely relate to those of a ewer sold in these rooms 28 April 1992, lot 220. The shapes of each are almost identical and both have a nearly plain upper section coupled with a lower section with floral decoration. The decoration on the former example was of a higher standard of execution than this, but both draw their decorative motifs from the same repertoire. For details of other ewers of this group see the footnote to that lot.