GERMAN, 15TH CENTURY

Details

A BRASS WINE FLAGON
GERMAN, 15TH CENTURY
The domed lid attached to the bulbous body with slender neck through a single hinged thumbrest with slender twin acorns, the S-shaped spout attached to the neck through a tapering bar pierced with three holes
29 cm. high

Provenance

The collection of Menno Jaarsma.

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Lot Essay

With its typical elegant shape this flagon differs from the typical examples through its sparse decoration, possibly pointing to a slightly earlier date than the usual dating of last quarter 15th century.
Cf. O. ter Kuile, Koper en Brons, Amsterdam, 1986, pp. 184-185.

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