Lot 1110
  • 1110

A WESTERWALD STONEWARE ROYAL PORTRAIT TANKARD CIRCA 1690 |

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description

  • Height 8 in.
  • 20.2 cm.
of baluster form with incised decoration of branches applied with cobalt flowerheads reserved on a manganese ground, framing an applied portrait medallion of King William III inscribed 'WILHELMVS:III.DG.MAG. BRIT. FRANC. ET. HIB. REX'.

Provenance

Jonathan Horne, London, bearing label;
Plummer & Philbrick, North Berwick, Maine, September 2004;
Vogel Collection no. 741.

Condition

In overall good appearance and condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

A silver-mounted tankard of this form without a ground color, from the Joseph M. Morpurgo Collection was sold, Sotheby's, London, May 10, 2016, lot 160. For a further example with a manganese ground, see D. Gaimster, German Stoneware 1200-1900, London, 1997, p. 264, pl. 121.