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Lot 1539 Dα

A Nuremberg faience tankard with an Old Testament motif

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 2.750 € (incl. premium)
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A Nuremberg faience tankard with an Old Testament motif

Decorated in the centre with a large scrollwork cartouche containing a depiction of Rebecca and Eliezer at the well (Genesis 24). Blue K mark with three dots on the unglazed base. A hairline crack to the base, minor chips to the handle. H with mountings 27.5 cm.
Kordenbusch workshop, ca. 1723 – 56.

Provenance

Senger art dealers, Bamberg.
South German private collection.

Literature

Cf. Glaser, Nürnberger Fayencen. Geschichte und Erzeugnisse einer Manufaktur in der Reichsstadt, Nürnberg 2017, no. 88.
Cf. Also cat. Der schöne Schein. Deutsche Fayencekunst, Berlin-Cologne 2013, cat. no. 76, p. 224.