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Lot 670 Dα

A faience box formed as a turtle

Auction 1140 - overview Cologne
15.11.2019, 14:00 - Decorative Arts II
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 29.760 € (incl. premium)
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A faience box formed as a turtle

With naturalistically painted removable shell. Unmarked. The tail restored. L 24, H 8.5 cm.
Schrezheim or Durlach, 1760 - 70.

Sweetmeat and butter dishes formed as turtles were relatively popular throughout the 18th century and were produced by numerous manufactories. The motif is thought to be based on a Meissen design.

Literature

Cf. Erdner, Die Fayencefabrik in Schrezheim, Donauwörth 1942, illus. 96.
Cf. Rudi (ed.), Augenlust und Gaumenfreude, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Hamburg 1998, no. 21, p. 94 f.
Cf. Reber, Die Kurmainzische Porzellan-Manufaktur Höchst, vol. II, Munich 1986, p. 70 f, illus. 49 ff.