A large Bayreuth pewter-mounted faience tankard circa 1735

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

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Description

BK in blue
28cm., 11in.

painted in blue and manganese with a bird perched on a rock, flanked by flowers and trees, blue-striped handle, the unmarked pewter cover incised with a loom, a stocking and scissors over the initials 'FIWH'

Exhibited

Kunstindustrimuseet i Oslo, Utstilling av Gamle Tyske Fajanser, April 1932, no.101

Literature

Gamle Tyske Fayenser, exhibition catalogue, Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo 1932, cat.no.101