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Auction 17 · Lot 589
Barrel shaped cup with two handles, reinforced lip. Base bears engraved fish. H: 140mm.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
COPPER DOUBLE HANDLED CUP FOR HANDWASHING
Ukraine or Poland, 18th century
summary
The fish, an auspicious symbol, was often used in this manner in the Western Ukraine; see Kantsedikas, Lvov Museum of Ethnography and Crafts Catalogue, Bronze