Lot Essay
Two comparable lavabos are illustrated in O. ter Kuile, Koper en Brons Amsterdam, 1986, p. 180, cat. nos. 250 and 251.
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RHENISH, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY
Details
A brass lavabo
RHENISH, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY
Of typical form, the bulbous body with loop handle and ring issuing from a female mask to each side and two spouts terminating in stylised animal heads
32 cm. high overall
RHENISH, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY
Of typical form, the bulbous body with loop handle and ring issuing from a female mask to each side and two spouts terminating in stylised animal heads
32 cm. high overall
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