A pair of Höchst faience capercaillie tureens
A pair of Höchst faience capercaillie tureens
Modelled as a pair of birds crouching in nests of flowers and leaves on quatrefoil dishes. The upper halves of the bodies forming the lids. Blue mark 2 to the base and interior, one bird marked c to the interior. Minor rim chips and cracks. H 18.7 and 18.1 cm.
C. 1746 - 58.
Provenance
Gerhard Röbbig art dealers, Munich.
Private collection, Westphalia.
Literature
A further example in: Reber, Die Kurmainzische Porzellan-Manufaktur Höchst, vol. II: Fayencen, Munich 1986, illus. 60, p. 79.
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A pair of Höchst faience capercaillie tureens
Modelled as a pair of birds crouching in nests of flowers and leaves on quatrefoil dishes. The upper halves of the bodies forming the lids. Blue mark 2 to the base and interior, one bird marked c to the interior. Minor rim chips and cracks. H 18.7 and 18.1 cm.
C. 1746 - 58.
Provenance
Gerhard Röbbig art dealers, Munich.
Private collection, Westphalia.
Literature
A further example in: Reber, Die Kurmainzische Porzellan-Manufaktur Höchst, vol. II: Fayencen, Munich 1986, illus. 60, p. 79.
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