A Künersberg pewter-mounted faience jug (Enghalskrug) circa 1750

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

K:B: in pale manganese
30.7cm., 12in.

painted in green, blue, manganese and yellow with sprays of Oriental flowers, the unmarked pewter cover inscribed 'HE/MK' and with ball thumbpiece

Exhibited

Kunstindustrimuseet i Oslo, Utstilling av Gamle Tyske Fajanser, April 1932, no.175

Literature

Gamle Tyske Fajanser, exhibition catalogue, Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, 1932, cat.no.175

Catalogue Note

A similarly decorated Enghalskrug in the Städtisches Museum, Memmingen, is illustrated by Hans-Wolfgang Bayer (pub.), 'Muffelbrand und Scharfes Feuer' 250 Jahre Künersberger Fayencen, no.17.