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A cauldron, German, 17th century
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- a bronze cauldron
- h.27.5cm.
bronze, on three zoomorphic feet, each with a bearded mask, with two handles decorated with scrolling foliage, with a cartouche on the body, inscribed IHS and AB
Catalogue Note
This type of cauldron is known as a 'Dreibeintopf'. Many examples of this type are illustrated in Dexel, Das Hausgerät Mitteleuropas. A similar example, with the same zoomorphic feet and with bearded faces, was sold at Sotheby's Zurich on 26th November 1980, lot 93.