Lot 772 D α

A large brown, salt-glazed Raeren stoneware bellarmine with a rare relief mascaron.

Auction 1039 - overview Cologne
14.11.2014, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, and Furniture
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.612 € (incl. premium)
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A large brown, salt-glazed Raeren stoneware bellarmine with a rare relief mascaron.

Restored. H 31.8 cm.
2nd half 16th C.

Literature

Cf. the bearded mascaron with an example in: Gisela Reineking von Bock, Steinzeug, cat. des Kunstgewerbemuseums der Stadt Köln, Köln 1986, p. 269, illus. 358, inv. no. E 2032. The jug illustrated here is attributed to Baldem Mennicken and dated "1575".