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Lot 927 Dα

A faience turkey tureen

Auction 1159 - overview Cologne
13.11.2020, 09:30 - Decorative Arts incl. the Renate and Tono Dreßen Collection
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 6.500 € (incl. premium)

A faience turkey tureen

Modelled as a bird perching on wheat sheaves. The upper part of the body forming the lid. Unmarked. The tail feathers restored. H 27.6 cm.
Künersberg or Höchst, c. 1750.

Provenance

Gerhard Röbbig art dealers, Munich.
Private collection, Westphalia.

Literature

A smaller example on a dish, attributed to Höchst, in: Reber, Die Kurmainzische Porzellan-Manufaktur Höchst, vol. II: Fayencen, Munich 1986, illus. 59, p. 79.
An identical example attributed to Künersberg in the Neuner collection (in: Ziffer, Malerei und Feuerkunst. Fayencen der Sammlung Neuner, vol. II, Neu-Isenburg 2012, no. 65).