S/3168 Antique 16th/17th Century Bronze Cooking Pot

A most desirable bronze 16th/17th century twin handled cooking pot (cauldron), having a flared rim. The ovoid body, fitted with a loop handle to either side, has scroll terminals and is cast in two parts. It has a flash line running down the side and across the bottom. The whole has a lovely colour and patination.

See Danny Robinson Collection Catalogue, Bonhams Sale 21-01-2014, lot 74, for a much smaller identical example (2.5 cm. rim and 9 cm. high).

Sold 6 in. (15 cm.) High
7½ in. (19 cm.) Diameter Low Countries Circa 1580-1620