Lot 887 D α

A magnificent Thuringian faience tankard

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.000 € (incl. premium)
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A magnificent Thuringian faience tankard

Decorated with a large building, a man in a loin cloth, and a dancing Chinoiserie figure. Blue W mark with dash. Some short cracks, a Y-shaped crack in the base, wear to the glaze of the rims. Slightly loose pewter mountings with indistinct marks, the lid engraved "A.S. 1761". H with thumbrest 30.5 cm.
Erfurt, decor by Johann Jacob Wunderlich, 2nd quarter 18th C.

Provenance

Lower Saxon private collection, acquired from Nagel auctioneers, Stuttgart, December 1986, lot 113.

Literature

Cf. Mahnert, Thüringer Fayencen, Leipzig 1993, no. 1.