Lot Essay
The coat-of-arms probably related to the Duchy of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary. A bottle with similar cartouche dated 1677 is illustrated in literature.
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CIRCA 1680
Details
A Westerwald stoneware pewter-mounted armorial large square bottle
CIRCA 1680
Schraubflasche, the sides applied with an octagonal cartouche enclosing a laurel-wreathed crowned coat-of-arms, indistinctly dated 16.., surrounded by flaring stamped hearts within a dotted oval border, the shoulder and lower body with repeated hearts and stamped stylised flowers to the corners, mounted with screw cover with loop finial
30.5 cm. high including cover (2)
CIRCA 1680
Schraubflasche, the sides applied with an octagonal cartouche enclosing a laurel-wreathed crowned coat-of-arms, indistinctly dated 16.., surrounded by flaring stamped hearts within a dotted oval border, the shoulder and lower body with repeated hearts and stamped stylised flowers to the corners, mounted with screw cover with loop finial
30.5 cm. high including cover (2)
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