MELON TUREEN Göggingen, circa 1748–52.

MELON TUREEN

Göggingen, circa 1748–52.
Faience decorated in high-temperature colors. Naturalistically ribbed, the cover applied with a branch and leaves. Painted in shades of green with dark green leaves. On a shaped, lobed stand painted with floral decoration. Marked "Gögging" in blue.
L 24 cm, H 12 cm.

Provenance:
- Collection of Dr. Walter Michael Brod (1912–2010), Würzburg.
- Collection of Peter Ducret, Kilchberg, acquired from the above in 1980.

Few comparable examples of this type of display piece from the manufactory’s brief period of production are known. The Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich holds a model with two melons, inv. no. 34/489.

Göggingen (1748–1752)

The faience manufactory at Göggingen existed for only four years. It was founded by Georg Nicolaus Hoffmann, who had previously worked at the Öttingen-Schrattenhofen faience manufactory; six months later, Joseph Hackl of Augsburg joined the enterprise. As the factory proved unprofitable, Prince-Bishop Joseph ordered its closure on 25 October 1752. Joseph Hackl subsequently established a faience factory in Friedberg in 1754, taking with him remaining stocks of undecorated wares and colors. The painted decoration of the two manufactories is consequently very similar.