Details
Each formed as a crowned standing lion with bushy mane and bared fangs, the spout as an outstretched tongue, with domed covers to the back and head connected by a chain and with scrolled square handle to the back, apparently unmarked
912 in. (24.1 cm.) long
143 oz. 4 dwt. (4,454 gr.)
Provenance
The collection of Nobuko Kajitani, Textile Conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Property from a Private West Coast Collection; Christie's, New York, 10 April 2018, lot 232.
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Lot Essay

A similar kettle, of different size, is in a private collection and illustrated in A. Ribera and H. Schenone, Platería Sudamericana De Los Siglos XVII-XX, Munich, 1981, pp. 276-278, cat. no. 336.

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