A GERMAN FAYENCE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
A GERMAN FAYENCE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
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A GERMAN FAYENCE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE

LATE 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FRANKFURT

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A GERMAN FAYENCE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
LATE 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FRANKFURT
Painted in purpurmalerei with Lot and his daughters seated before drapery in a landscape with Sgraffito shrubs, with another figure in the background, possibly Lot's wife turning to look back at the burning city of Sodom
8 5⁄8 in. (22 cm.) high; 6 5⁄8 in. (16.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
Caillot Collection (according to the paper label applied to the reverse).
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay


An Enghalskrug with similar purpurmalerei decoration, possibly by the same hand, is illustrated by Margrit Bauer, Europäische Fayencen, Frankfurt, 1977, p. 84, no. 113, col. pl. 96.

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