Two Durlach fayence inkstands and covers circa 1775

the first painted with Chinese figures in landscapes and the second with scattered blue cornflower sprays, each container surmounted with a candleholder at the back and opening to a divided interior, one with two containers for ink and sand. 6 pieces.

Both with some chipping/abrasions to the edges of the candle nozzles, some of which are restored or touched up. Both also with some very minor and few areas with glaze abrasions/chipping, some of which have been touched up or restored. The floral one: The tip of both leaves on the cover have been broken off and glued back. There are two restored chips on the rim of the inkwell, which have been restored; the restoration is old and has turned yellow. There are several very short haircracks running around the body. The inkwell containers have some scratching to the glaze. The one painted with Chinoiserie scenes: The cover has an approximate 2-inch long curving haircrack running up from the rim edge. The inkwell is in good condition apart from a short haircrack running down the edge of the nozzle.
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A similar example painted with Chinoiserie figures is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue of Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe Schloss, Durlacher Fayencen 1723-1847, p. 169, cat. no. 123. Another similar inkstand without the cover is illustrated in the Reiss-Museums Mannheim exhibition catalogue, 1 July- 20 August 1978, Durlacher Fayencen, p. 59, cat no. 61.