LIDDED VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A BULLFINCH Künersberg, circa 1750, attributed to.
LIDDED VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A BULLFINCH
Künersberg, circa 1750, attributed to.
Faience decorated in overglaze enamels. Naturalistically modelled as a bullfinch with a red berry in its beak, perched on a branch on a domed terrain base, the head forming the removable cover. The feet modelled in relief on the branch, which has a large knothole. The base applied with leaves and moss. Unmarked.
H 12.5 cm, L 15 cm.
Chips to the rim.
Provenance:
- Stuker Berne Auction, Fischer-Böhler Collection, December 8, 2018, Lot 63.
- Peter Ducret Collection, Kilchberg, acquired at the above auction.
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LIDDED VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A BULLFINCH
Künersberg, circa 1750, attributed to.
Faience decorated in overglaze enamels. Naturalistically modelled as a bullfinch with a red berry in its beak, perched on a branch on a domed terrain base, the head forming the removable cover. The feet modelled in relief on the branch, which has a large knothole. The base applied with leaves and moss. Unmarked.
H 12.5 cm, L 15 cm.
Chips to the rim.
Provenance:
- Stuker Berne Auction, Fischer-Böhler Collection, December 8, 2018, Lot 63.
- Peter Ducret Collection, Kilchberg, acquired at the above auction.