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Lot 112 Dα

A Berlin faience basin with a basket of flowers

Auction 1150 - overview Berlin
16.05.2020, 12:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 938 € (incl. premium)

A Berlin faience basin with a basket of flowers

Gadrooned basin of octagonal section, the centre decorated with three birds and a basket of flowers, the rim with flowerheads and tendrils. Unmarked. Minor wear to the glaze of the rim. H 5.7, W 30.5, D 23 cm.
Manufactory of Gerhard Wolbeer, circa 1700.

Provenance

North German private collection, sold in Lempertz auction 752 on 4th December 1997, lot 175.
Lower Saxon private collection.

Literature

A further washbasin housed in the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin, former collection of Dr. Heiland (cat. Herrliche Künste und Manufacturen, Berlin 2001, no. 50).