CIRCA 1590

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A Raeren Jan Emens stoneware pewter-mounted spouted jug
Circa 1590
(Tüllen- or Schnabelkanne) the grey ground body dashed in blue, the lower part with elongated panels divided by wreaths, the terraced upper part with various ornamental patterns, the elongated spout with mannerist floral scrollwork issuing from a grotesque male mascaroon, connected with a scroll to the body, the domed pewter cover with tiny finial connected with a fan thumbpiece to the handle
31,2cm high
See illustration

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Lot Essay

Cf. H. Hellebrandt, Raerener Steinzeug (Aachen 1967), p.31 ill.16.
H. Spiegel, Steinzeug in Beitrag zur Keramik, Hetjensmuseum (Düsseldorf 1980), p.9 ill.9.

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