Fine Furniture & Collections - 07 Oct 2026
A GERMAN BRONZE LION AQUAMANILE
£2,000 - £3,000
A GERMAN BRONZE LION AQUAMANILE
IN 12TH / 13TH CENTURY STYLE
modelled with his head held high, with a spout emanating from his mouth, the top of the head open, previously with a hinged lid, with a stylised mane
20cm high, 20cm long
Literature
See O. Falke and E. Meyer, 'Romanische Leuchter und Gefässe Giessgefässe der Gotik', Berlin, 1935, reprint. 1983, pp.109-110, 144, no. 353, fig. 328.
This aquamanile is virtually identical to an example in the Nationalmuseum, Munich (see Falke and Meyer, loc. cit.) dated to c.1200 and also an example in the V&A Museum: accession number 1582-1904.