Lot Essay
Cf. Joachim Krll, Creussener Steinzeug (1980), p. 196, no. 134; and a similar example from the collection of the Princes Reuss, j.L was sold in these Rooms on 18th May 1999, lot 62.
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LATE 17TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS LATER
Details
A Creussen stoneware pewter-mounted hexagonal flask
Late 17th Century, the mounts later
Applied with a band of Christ and his Apostles divided by winged cherub's heads and foliage on a ground of six incised oval medallions, the shoulders applied with six flowerheads, the screw pewter cover with loop handle (chip to foot, some minor losses to applied medallions)
17in. (44cm.) high overall
Late 17th Century, the mounts later
Applied with a band of Christ and his Apostles divided by winged cherub's heads and foliage on a ground of six incised oval medallions, the shoulders applied with six flowerheads, the screw pewter cover with loop handle (chip to foot, some minor losses to applied medallions)
17in. (44cm.) high overall