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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.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.