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Lot 1493 D α

An Appenzell pewter jug

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.400 € - 1.600 €

An Appenzell pewter jug

“Glockenkanne” with a faceted spout and lid with a bayonet clasp and a large grip ring, the lid secured by a folding clasp. Decorated with mouldings, the shoulders with a shield monogrammed “VBB” and dated “1623”. With a bear mark and IB on the inside on the base. H 31.5 cm.
Jakob Brülisauer, early 17th C.

Literature

For another almost identical jug by Jakob Brülisauer with the same mark cf. Schneider, Zinn. Katalog der Sammlung des Schweizerischen Landesmuseums Zürich, Bern 1970, no. 13, inv. no. LM 21536.