The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 312
A RARE GERMAN SMALL BRASS EWER
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000
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Description
A RARE GERMAN SMALL BRASS EWER
NUREMBERG, C.1580
of elegant ovoid form, with a short waist and shallow domed foot with reeded rim, the exaggerated spout moulded on the underside with a Bacchus mask, the high 'S'-shape handle with flower-cast circular terminal
27cm high
Catalogue Note
For a similar example see the Victoria & Albert Museum Collection, London, FD 2149; FD 2150, 128-1864. See also British Museum Collection, London, for an ornate example, produced in silver, but of similar form and attributed to Nuremberg, acc. No. WB 91.