An unusually small 17th c. German stoneware Bellarmine jug with an unusually well-defined large mask.
Prob. Frechen, c. 1650.
5 3/4” h.
SOLD.
Queen Mary Westerwald Jug
An exceptional diminutive Westerwald jug made for the English market, with the portrait of Queen Mary, Ruler of Britain, France, and Hibernia (Ireland), 1689-94.
With period silver lid and finial. 4 ½” h. to top of jug; in excellent condition with unusually well defined image.
SOLD.
“To the Pius Memory of Queen Ann—Drink it out and Fill it Again”
An enormous and very rare documentary English stoneware tankard, boldly decorated with appliques of Queen Ann and George II, and scenes of a fox hunt in the woods. Inscribed with the owner’s name and date: “Thomas: Sheffeild 1729."
England, c. 1729, Fulham (London) Pottery.
SOLD.
A Rare Form
A rare early 18th c. large, bulbous English slipware honey pot, in excellent condition.
Staffordshire, c. 1700-20.
5 3/4” h. x @ 6 1/2” diam.
No repairs or restoration.
For related pictures of this form, cf. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Slipware Collection, pp. 83-86.
SOLD.
English Slipware Selection
Selection of 17th c. and 18th c. English slipware pieces.
SOLD.
Charming Delft Plate
A very rare, and amazingly charming delft plate, depicting a domestic scene of children happily greeting their father as mother sets the table for noontime lunch. Inscribed and dated on the reverse with the following explanation: “When the clock strikes 12, then the children are happy when father comes home. 1809.”
Dutch, probably northern Holland, 1809.
In excellent condition.
8 7/8” diam.
SOLD.
Rhenish Stoneware Face Jug
An extremely rare late 15th-early 16th c. Rhenish stoneware face jug in excellent condition.
Probably Aachen/Raeren, c. 1470-1520.
For related pieces, cf. Unger, Steinzeug and Ostkamp And Skip, Baardman Kruiken.
SOLD.
Rare Raeren
An unusually diminutive Rhenish stoneware flagon with figural portraits.
Raeren, Germany, c. 1590.
6 3/4” to top of finial.
In excellent condition.
SOLD.
1704 Delft Marriage Plate
Anglo-Dutch Delft marriage plate to mark and remember the year of the Deerfield Raid and Massacre.
In excellent condition; 9” diameter.
SOLD.
Very Rare Delft Plate
An extremely rare. 18th c. English delft plate depicting a pottery kiln bellowing smoke. A similar plate is in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg and is pictured in Austin, British Delft at Williamsburg, p. 151, and another is in the collection of the Fitzwilliam museum.
Bristol, c. 1750; 7 7/8” diam.
In excellent condition with minor fritting on rim.
SOLD.
Vibrant Delft Plaque
A charming 18th c. Dutch Delft plaque depicting a milkmaid milking a “hobbled” cow. “Hobbling” refers to the practice of tying together the back lower legs of the cow when milking to minimize potential mishaps. The central panel, drawn completely in blue, is juxtaposed against a vibrant polychrome border, creating an unusually artful object.
Netherlands, c. 1760.
8 3/4” square.
In excellent condition with minor glazing fritting on edges.
SOLD.
Slipware Deep Dish
A large and very dramatic slipware deep dish.
English, 2nd half 18th c.
15” diam.
No repairs or restoration.
SOLD.
Rare Fuddling Cup
An extremely rare 17th c. fuddling cup, each “cup” or bottle with pewter lid signed “MMS” and dated “1691.”
Germany, 1691.
In superb condition.
SOLD.
18th c. Carved Spoonboard
An exceptional 18th c. spoon board with carved pinwheels, stylized fan and elaborately stepped single arch molding in original blue/green paint.
Connecticut shore, late 18th c.
In very fine condition with an ancient chip on each side of top fan, and chip to one bottom “dovetail."
23 1/2” h. x 8 3/4” w.
SOLD.
Extremely Rare Stoneware Miniatures
Left:
Miniature 17th c. Westerwald flagon with marked pewter lid, in very fine condition.
Germany, c. 1600-25.
5 ¼” h. overall, 4 ½” h. (stoneware).
SOLD.
Right:
Miniature Westerwald ewer with excellent detail and in superb condition.
Germany, c. 1650.
5 ½” h.
SOLD.
Two "GR" Jugs and a Friend
L to R:
A large German stoneware "GR" jug in fine condition, made for the English market. Westerwald, c. 1720-30. 10" h. SOLD.
Small German stoneware "GR" mug in fine condition, made for the English market. Westerwald, c. 1760. SOLD.
Diminutive German stoneware jug, c. 1550. 3 1/4" h. SOLD.
Westerwald Jugs
Left:
Westerwald, Germany, last quarter 17th c.
A large and impressive bulbous stoneware jug with flowers and vine decoration in excellent condition. 10 1/2” h. For related pieces, cf. Unger, Die Kunst des deutschen Steinzugs, p. 181, fig. 147. SOLD.
Right:
Westerwald, Germany, last quarter 17th c.
Charming small bulbous jug with applied rosettes.
5” h. (stoneware), 6” h. to top of thumb piece. Two small hairlines to neck. SOLD.
For related piece, cf. German Stoneware: A Catalogue of the Frank Thomas Collection of German Stoneware, fig, 219.
Two Westerwald Tankards
(L) Westerwald, c. 1700-20.
Fine large polychrome tankard in excellent condition.
9 1/2” h. SOLD.
(R) Westerwald, c. 1680.
Fine polychrome German stoneware tankard with eagle decoration in excellent condition.
7” h. SOLD.
