Lot Essay
Cf. The Jahn Collection; Lempertz, Cologne, 12 June 1989, lot 19 for a similar sake bottle with its stopper; also Johann Friederich Bttger zum 300. Geburtstag, Dresden, 1982, Abb. 1/4
CIRCA 1715
Details
A PAIR OF BTTGER RED-STONEWARE SQUARE SAKE BOTTLES
Circa 1715
Typically formed, supported by stepped bases
8in. (20.3cm.) and 7.7/8in. (20cm.) high (2)
Circa 1715
Typically formed, supported by stepped bases
8in. (20.3cm.) and 7.7/8in. (20cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The Saxon State Museum Collection, Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, 11 October 1920, lots 80 & 81 (2600 marks)
With James A. Lewis, New York
With James A. Lewis, New York