© British Museum
Ewer
Artist: Charles Duron (1814 - 1872)
Location: British Museum
Date: 1864
Materials: enamelled gold & agate
Dimensions: 29 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £32,000 (Total: £64,000)
Vendor: Partridge Fine Arts
Review number: 4549 (1998)
Provenance:
Lord Astor of Hever Collection; Christie's 28/5/1963, lot 66; Christie's Geneva 19-21/5/97, lot 285 purchased by vendor
Description:
Renaissance-revival ewer. Body carved in agate with enamelled foot, neck and handle. Winged female figure forms the handle at the end of which is a man's face. At the tip of the female's wings is a rams head.
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