FINE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE EWER, ALSO KNOW AS A BUIRE
ORIGIN : NOTHERN ITALY
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
Height : 47 cm
Width : 28 cm
Depth : 25 cm
Copper
Provenance :
– Galerie Edouard Bresset, Paris, 27 avril 1988
– Former Laurent Gaudefroy Collection
Retour aux objets d’Art et d’ameublement
This fine and imposing copper ewer, also known as a buire, has an ovoid body, a distinctive handle formed by two opposing frogs’ legs, and a spout in the shape of a lion protome. It retains its original lid.