CROWING ROOSTER AS A TUREEN Künersberg, circa 1750–60, attributed to.

CROWING ROOSTER AS A TUREEN

Künersberg, circa 1750–60, attributed to.
Faience decorated in overglaze enamels. Naturalistically modelled with well-defined claws, on a terrain base applied with moss. The plumage hatched in brown and yellow with highlights in red and green. Unmarked.
H 26 cm.
Minimally chipped and repaired.

Provenance:
- Lempertz Auction, Cologne, May 20, 2016, Lot 724 (attributed to Sceaux).
- Peter Ducret Collection, Kilchberg; acquired at the above auction through René Simmermacher.

Belonging to a group of other animal models with distinctively modelled bases and characteristic brown-painted wings that have variously been attributed to different manufactories. Another model belonging to this group is the black grouse from the Ducret Collection (see footnote to lot 1103), which Peter Ducret attributed to the Künersberg manufactory.