Lion and Cupid Aquamanile
Datec. 1650
Object PlaceGdansk, Poland, Eastern Europe, Europe
MediumSilver
ClassificationsSilver
Dimensions11 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.
30.0 x 18.0 x 27.0 cm
30.0 x 18.0 x 27.0 cm
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, and funds from Friends of Polish Art
Object number1989.66
DescriptionAquamanile in the form of a rampant lion, his tongue forming the spout, with Cupid astride his back, on a quatrefoil base molded and chased with rocks and another lion entering a burrow below the trunk of a tree, one branch supporting the body, applied with a reptile and four lobate bracket feet.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, Euro. Sculpture & Decorative Art
ProvenanceSotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich, 1978
