Lot Essay
Compare Gary Kirsner, The Mettlach Book, Cincinnati, 1983, p. 291 for an illustrated and priced example.
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CIRCA 1880, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE AND CASTLE MARKS, MODEL NO. 1355, IMPRESSED 10 AND 85, INCISED 30, SIGNED WARTH
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A METTLACH (VILLEROY & BOCH) AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CERAMIC JARDINIÉRE
Circa 1880, impressed uppercase and castle marks, model no. 1355, impressed 10 and 85, incised 30, signed Warth
Of broad tapering cylindrical form, flanked by scroll handles each surmounted by a putto playing a mandolin, decorated with a continuous textured freize of Renaissance beauties in a garden among fruiting trees, the neck and lower body with stylized lotus and other flowers, on a conforming circular foot
23in. (58.4cm.) high; 16 3/8in. (41.5cm.) diam., the mouth
Circa 1880, impressed uppercase and castle marks, model no. 1355, impressed 10 and 85, incised 30, signed Warth
Of broad tapering cylindrical form, flanked by scroll handles each surmounted by a putto playing a mandolin, decorated with a continuous textured freize of Renaissance beauties in a garden among fruiting trees, the neck and lower body with stylized lotus and other flowers, on a conforming circular foot
23in. (58.4cm.) high; 16 3/8in. (41.5cm.) diam., the mouth