A Flemish bronze holy-water font

A large Flemish-Rhenish bronze holy-water font intended for liturgical purposes.
The body of a smooth polish with an ornamental band in the middle.
The handle attachments shaped like stylized women’s heads.
Sloping foot with a center hole.

Height with handle : 39 cm
Height without handle : 22 cm
Diameter 21 cm.

15th century.

Literature :
- “Koper en brons Rijksmuseum Amsterdam”, Onno ter Kuile, ill. 58.
- “Das Hausgerät Mitteleuropas”, Walter Dexel, ill. 224 & 225
- “Mittelalterliche Bronze- und Messinggefasse” - A.-E. Theuerkauff
- “Seven Centuries of Holy-water pails in bronze, brass and pewter”, Torkild MALFAIT, p. 77

Provenance :
Private Dutch collection.